Book Review Embracing the Un-Average Girl in All of Us Let’s get something out in the open. I’ve got a few years on the author of The Art of Solo ... Read more
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Almost French: A Francophile’s Review
I must confess I am a self-proclaimed Francophile. A visit to Paris brings about a new appreciation for French culture, lifestyle & its people. Unfortunately I am not able to visit as often as I would like, therefore I am constantly in search of books about France, movies or anything,…
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Airplane Reads: The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling
Each month Cailin helps you decide: Do I want to take this book with me on the plane? My love affair with all things Harry Potter related began at an ... Read more
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Weekly Question Round-up: Favorite Travel Films
Our second Weekly Question in May asked: What’s your favorite travel-related film? As it turns out, we’re all big film fans, and the conversation took off both in the ... Read more
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Top 5 English Bookstores in Rome | Finding English Language Books
Because when in Rome, you might just need a good book.
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Claude and Camille Book Review: A Novel of Monet by Stephanie Cowell
Capturing Love and Light—Monet’s “Pretty Woman,” a review of Stephanie Cowell’s 2010 book : A Novel of Monet I could say that Claude Monet’s artwork was my “muse” in writing ... Read more
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Literary Rome: Books To Read To Get Ready To Visit
Rome is an overwhelming city: layer on layer, history on history. To sort through it would take a lifetime and I’ve started too late. The advantage of the tourist is ... Read more
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Labyrinth by Kate Mosse: A French Medieval Geek’s Review
Labyrinth, by Kate Mosse, was the book which led me to Carcassonne, a town in the South of France. In simple terms, this is a time-slip, grail-quest novel, but this does it would be a disservice to say this book is just like The Da Vinci Code. Labyrinth is not…
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6 Literary Spots in Rome
Rome's influence on literature has been perennial. From the time of Ovid and Virgil to the Anglo-Saxon influx of writers such as Charles Dickens, Henry James, Nathaniel Hawthorne and young John Keats, all the way up to the more recent time of Alberto Moravia and Carlo Emilio Gadda, Rome has…