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Celebrate Summer with Travel By Book

Celebrate Summer with Travel By Book

Travelogues, memoirs, and guides guaranteed to inspire wanderlust This is a selection of nonfiction titles written by Travel By Book members Jennifer S. Alderson, Alison Alderton, EJ Bauer, Tory Bilski, Catherine Berry, Peggy Boyd, Melissa Burovac, Joe Cawley, Richard Clark, Lucinda E Clarke, Heidi Eliason, Robert Fear, Beth Haslam, Rob Johnson, Susie Kelly, Marjory McGinn, Nicola McGunnigle, Katerina Nikolas, Nancy O’Hare, Gus Pegel, Jean Roberts, Pamela Jane Rogers, and Abby Vegas. Consider joining us over on Facebook! Notes of a…

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Around the World with Travel By Book

Around the World with Travel By Book

Have you always wanted to travel around the world, but can’t afford the plane ticket? Here’s a good second best – seven books that will transport you to every corner of the globe, from the comfort of your home! Included in this post are novels by Mehreen Ahmed, Melissa Burovac, Jill Dobbe, Robert Fear, Heather Hackett, Nancy O’Hare and Gus Pegel. Travel By Book is a Facebook group dedicated to travel fiction and non-fiction. If you love to read or write…

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Travel by Book to Canada & the USA

Travel by Book to Canada & the USA

To celebrate the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday in the United States – and commemorate Canada’s recent celebration (on October 8) – I would like to share with you some great reads set in these two incredible countries. Take a break from the holiday stress and sail the world while surfing and smuggling drugs to Hawaii, solve a mystery in a Canadian funeral home, or find out how a quiche recipe sets off a baking rivalry in a Rhode Island mill town….

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Celebrate Spring with Travel By Book (again)

Celebrate Spring with Travel By Book (again)

Celebrate Spring with Travel By Book! Spring is finally here, which means school holidays and summer vacations are right around the corner! Whether you are already packing your bags or are still trying to decide where to go, let Travel By Book inspire you. Featured in this post are mysteries, thrillers, romantic comedies, historical fiction, and romance novels set in Papua, the Netherlands, Italy, England, Hawaii, Corsica, Bulgaria, Greenland, Prague, Budapest, India, Canada, Israel, and Jordan. They are written by…

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Spotlight On…

Spotlight On…

It is an honor to welcome so many talented authors and bloggers to my website! Click here to see the complete list of ‘Spotlight On…’ interviews and articles I have featured on my blog.

Travel By Book to North America

Travel By Book to North America

Solve a mystery in a Canadian funeral home, see the Hawaiian Islands through the eyes of an Siberian Husky, search for a killer among the coral reefs, aspire to write a romance novel or discover hidden secrets in an old cabin in the Northern Cascades. Travel along with an audacious polar explorer, enjoy a high-paced adventure across the USA, solve a mystery in an old family-run inn in Maine or find a serial killer in Colorado. Discover how fun retirement…

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Three new interviews: Indie Publishing Group, Birds of a Feather Press and Wandering with Melissa

Three new interviews: Indie Publishing Group, Birds of a Feather Press and Wandering with Melissa

It is always an honor to be featured on websites and blogs dedicated to writing, publishing and travel. I am so lucky to have been interviewed by Ben Jackson for the Indie Publishing Group, Jay Artale for Birds of a Feather Press and Melissa Burovac for her site, Wandering with Melissa. If you want to learn more about me or my books, these would be a great place to start 🙂  Happy reading and travels, everyone!   Ben Jackson’s Indie…

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Travel By Book to Latin America and the Caribbean

Travel By Book to Latin America and the Caribbean

Travel By Book to the sultry beaches, awe-inspiring sites and stunning landscapes of Latin America and the Caribbean with authors Melissa Burovac, Bob Cooke, Lynda Filler, Janice Horton, Jerry Last, Brenda Mohammed, Nancy O’Hare, Paul Russell Parker III, Heidi Siefkas and Kristina Stanley! Investigate a murder in Cuba and a disappearance in the Bahamas, quit your job and head to Mexico, travel with seniors on an overland adventure through Peru, join thrill seekers on adrenaline-inducing exploits in Brazil, escape the…

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Fiction and Memoirs by Expats and Travelers Month Wraps Up

Fiction and Memoirs by Expats and Travelers Month Wraps Up

April is upon us which means ‘Fiction and Memoirs by Expats and Travelers month’ is now officially over. Many thanks to everyone who stopped by my blog in March to read the seven wonderful articles and interviews by Melissa Burovac, Jill Dobbe, Anne Hamilton, myself (Jennifer S. Alderson), Beth Green, Pamela Allegretto and Annika Milisic-Stanley. It was an honor for me to feature their posts and I enjoyed learning more about all of their stories! If you missed any of…

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How Traveling Abroad Turned Me into a Writer by Melissa Burovac

How Traveling Abroad Turned Me into a Writer by Melissa Burovac

I have the strong feeling Melissa Burovac and I could spend many enjoyable hours swapping travel stories. After reading her excellent memoir, Wandering, I was struck by the similarities between our experiences on the road, as well as how we – as women traveling solo – reacted to the people and places we visited. One of the things I love about Wandering is how Melissa was able to stay ‘in the moment’. After reading her article, ‘How Traveling Abroad Turned…

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