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Suspect Written by Kristin Wolden Nitz The premise: Seventeen year old Jen is set to work at her grandmother’s Victorian bed and breakfast, Schoenhaus, in Augusta, MI for the summer. While there Jen’s grandmother is intent on solving the disappearance of Ellen, Jen’s mother, convinced that Ellen did not runaway like believed but [...] The Anti 9 to 5 Guide Written by Michelle Goodman Published by Seal Press The premise: An instructional book for women that goes chapter by chapter on how to release yourself from the cubicle. What’s Inside: Chapters on what steps to take if you want to earn a living out-of-doors, as a freelancer, [...] Jetlag by Etgar Keret Illustrated by Actus Tragicus The premise: An anthology of five of Etgar Keret’s short stories illustrated. Two of the five stories involve some type of travel/cultural exploration. Souvenir from Hell premise: The town gets most of it’s business by tourists from Hell. The tourists literally walk out of the [...] The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney The Mockingbirds deals with issues of date rape and the difficulties a victim faces if the victim chooses to confront the attacker. The story begins with the morning after and follows Alex through to when she once again feels in control of her life. One of the moments [...] National Geographic: Sacred Journeys I’ve been curious about other religions for a while now, but I keep putting off researching any of them due to unfortunate excuses. This week’s excuse: too busy. All I did was find out that the Old Testament in the Holy Bible is similar but not the same as [...] Full disclosure: I received an advanced reading copy of this book for free. All the opinions expressed are my own. Strange Trade Written by Asale Angel-Ajani The premise: Asale Angel-Ajani recounts her early days as an anthropologist studying the lives of African women in the Italian prison Rebibbia in the mid to late [...] Locke and Key: Keys to the Kingdom #2 Locke + Key written by Joe Hill and illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez is about a family that moves from Northern California to the Massachusetts seacoast after the brutal murder of their father. The town they move to is a fictional town named Lovecraft (most likely [...] Decade Later-esque Graffiti in Charleston, SC One thing I like about literary travel is that sometimes you experience books in places completely different than where they take place. Two good examples for me came while I was in South Carolina. After parking Bonnie and walking to Lake Moultrie I kept thinking of the [...] Beautiful Darkness Written by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl The premise: A continuation of the Caster Chronicles, which is a tale of star crossed lovers that has a mix of fairy tale and reality check. Travel Angle: While mainly set in the fictitious South Carolina town of Gatlin and many of the places [...] Beautiful Creatures Written by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl The premise: A tale of star crossed lovers that has a mix of fairy tale and reality check. Gatlin isn’t a town you could locate on a map of South Carolina, it is a real place. The small town is a mixture of backward [...] |
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