Comments on: Great Novels to Read in Great Places

By: Suzi

Suzi — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:24:41 +0000

Ah – a post after my own heart! For many years I thought I was the only person obsessed with finding books set in the places I was going on holiday. Having struggled to find websites that gave me the information I needed to help me do that – I decided the only answer was to set up my own.
Some of my favorites for giving you the inside edge on a location are:
‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’ by Mary Ann Shaffer for Guernsey…
‘The Glass Room’ by Simon Mawer for Brno in the Czech Republic…
‘Luncheon of the Boating Party’ by Susan Vreeland for Paris….
and
‘This must be the Place’ by Anna Winger for Berlin.
Suzi

By: Andy Hayes

Andy Hayes — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:35:39 +0000

Great tip, Nancy, thank you!

By: Nancy Hellams

Nancy Hellams — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:14:55 +0000

The Southeastern Literary Tourism Initiative (SELTI) is a blog written by Patrick Brian Miller. He writes fictional short stories about real places to help promote tourism. Patrick Brian Miller is a very talented writer and spends a great deal of time researching the location before his writing begins. He adds photos throughout that enhance the story and illustrates the fact that he is talking about a real place. I have enjoyed visiting places in the Southeastern US through his work.

By: Michael Tyson

Michael Tyson — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:31:28 +0000

Brilliant! I’m putting A Study in Scarlet on my burgeoning To Read list!

By: Margrethe

Margrethe — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:38:40 +0000

So inspiring!
Do any of you have any tips for books to read when traveling to Chicago, Nashville and Memphis?

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:19:38 +0000

I’m a big fan of this kind of travel. I just read Don Quixote in southern Spain for this very same reason. Also Love in the Time of Cholera is one of my favorite books!

By: Vera Marie Badertscher

Vera Marie Badertscher — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:17:12 +0000

Lovely article, and you’re SO right about novels providing a good guide to a place. Great pictures, too. Are they yours?
Finally, thanks so much for mentioning A Traveler’s Library.

By: Terri

Terri — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:12:19 +0000

Shucks, I was hoping there would be at least one book on the list that I’ve already read. I need to go to the library now.

By: Andy Hayes

Andy Hayes — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:28:08 +0000

This article is kind of frustrating. Now I am DYING to go to some of these places – like Savannah (road trip, JoAnna?) but now I feel like I have to re-read these classics and revisit places I’ve already been. Oh, the woes….

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:13:28 +0000

I read The Da Vinci Code right before going to Paris and Angels and Demons while in Rome. I got way too into it and dedicated a chunk of my trip to going to all the churches mentioned in Angels and Demons. I also read Memoirs of a Geisha while in Kyoto and visited the town in which it took place. I always read Eat Pray Love before taking off on a big trip to give me the excitement and inspiration. This makes traveling and reading more fun!