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Letting Dreams Soar: How Travel Changed My Life

Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve always dreamed of flying away to faraway places. I certainly have the travel gene. Every time I would see an airplane, my attention would dissipate for a moment while my 6-year-old self would ponder where the plane was going. It wasn’t long…

BookTrib Guest AuthorDecember 6, 2016

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Going South: 3 Books That Explore Life Below the Mason-Dixon Line

“The South is a strange place, one that can’t be fit inside a movie, a place that dares you to simplify it, like a prime number, like a Bible story, like my father.” For our latest round of Shelfie picks, we return to our friends at Square Books, located in…

Ben S. DutkaNovember 13, 2015

Nonfiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Racing the Clock and Each Other: The Globe Trotting Journalists Who Defied an Era

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews are either…

Blaine DesantisOctober 4, 2023

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World-Traveling Couple Introduces Readers to Incredible People From Around the Globe

Eternally curious and dogged in their pursuit, married travelers Scott and Tarantino know how to track down a good story, and not just any story. In fact, their book Looking For Legends, comes with a bold itinerary before you even get past the cover. “Let us take you somewhere you’ve…

Christina HennessyApril 2, 2024

Nonfiction

“Travelers in the Third Reich:” Tapestry of Views

Travelers in the Third Reich (Pegasus Books) viscerally recounts a period of history we can only now look back on with shame and horror. Author Julia Boyd charts the rise of the Nazi party in Germany from 1919 to 1945 with first-hand accounts from expatriates that contribute a tapestry of perspectives…

Rebecca ProulxAugust 29, 2018

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“Eating to Extinction” Proves the Necessity of More Efforts to Conserve Cultural Cuisines

Despite access to what feels like every type of cuisine globally, our modern diets are less varied than ever. Of more than 6,000 species of plants once consumed by humans, only nine remain staples today. Of those nine, rice, wheat and corn now make up over half of our calories.…

Wyatt SemenukFebruary 9, 2022

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Embark on a Global Culinary Adventure Exploring Food Sources and Sustainability

What do you get when you combine an engaging host bursting with enthusiasm and joie d’ vivre that spills out onto the page, inviting the reader to join him on a global travel and food adventure of a lifetime? From Scratch (Permuted Press) is the companion book to the hit…

Linda HitchcockMarch 31, 2023

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“Outlander” Stars Heughan and McTavish Storm the Scottish Highlands in Kilts

There is something incredibly sexy about men in kilts, especially if they are Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish. The cheeky cover of their new travelogue, Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other (Hodder & Stoughton) is enough to seduce readers to tag along on their hilarious cross-country…

Jodé MillmanNovember 13, 2020

Nonfiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Has Tourism Changed Forever? With Paige McClanahan

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a literary podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he…

Blaine DesantisAugust 8, 2024

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The Bright Side to Voluntourism

When I picked up Travel with Purpose (Rowman & Littlefield) I was skeptical. I’ve never had much of a real opinion on “voluntourism” myself, but I’ve read countless op-eds skewed towards each side, some encouraging anybody who has the means to incorporate volunteering into their next vacation and others, including…

Jeff DaughertyJune 24, 2019

Exploring Wine Regions - Mexico by Michael Higgins

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Guide Through México’s Wine Country, the World’s Best Kept Secret

What if the world’s most exciting wine destination wasn’t where you thought it was? Hidden just south of the border, México’s wine country is rewriting the rules of winemaking. Michael C. Higgins, PhD, invites readers to embark on an exciting journey through the heart of México’s wine regions in Exploring…

Monique SnymanFebruary 7, 2025

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Mother-Son 12,000-Mile Road Trip Shows the Journey Always Exceeds the Destination

It’s 1995, and Debbi Lynn is taking a cross-country road trip with her son, Steve. While she travels with a cell phone, it is long before the time of Google Maps and “find rest stops near me.” When she tells people about her plans to travel the country with only the…

Nicole MaherNovember 9, 2021

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Glimpse the National Parks as You’ve Never Seen Them in 3D Photo Collection

In David A. Bossert’s coffee-table-sized stereoscopic photography book, 3D National Parks (The Old Mill Press), he uses the subhead “Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before.” Let’s qualify that a bit. Even though visitation to our national parks has been steadily growing every year, there remain millions of Americans who, for…

Jim AlkonFebruary 5, 2024

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Ed Hajim Discusses His Secrets to Success While “On the Road Less Traveled”

“Anything is possible in America,” says Ed Hajim. “And that road of life is always under construction.” He should know. At a very early age, life took him on a journey from one dire situation to the next, from unfamiliar foster homes to crowded orphanages, from having one semi-present parent…

BookTribMarch 22, 2021

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A Family’s Journey to Enlightenment in India and Nepal

What a stark revelation for Dena Moes, some 10,000 feet high in view of the Annapurna peaks in Nepal during her family's eight-month, life-altering trip to India, chronicled in her charming debut, The Buddha Sat Right Here: A Family Odyssey Through India and Nepal (She Writes Press). To fully understand…

Meagan FoyApril 2, 2019

Nonfiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Untamed America: Rediscovering Our Wild Heritage With Ruby McConnell

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews…

Blaine DesantisMarch 13, 2024

Letting Dreams Soar: How Travel Changed My Life

Going South: 3 Books That Explore Life Below the Mason-Dixon Line

Books & Looks Podcast: Racing the Clock and Each Other: The Globe Trotting Journalists Who Defied an Era

World-Traveling Couple Introduces Readers to Incredible People From Around the Globe

“Travelers in the Third Reich:” Tapestry of Views

“Eating to Extinction” Proves the Necessity of More Efforts to Conserve Cultural Cuisines

Embark on a Global Culinary Adventure Exploring Food Sources and Sustainability

“Outlander” Stars Heughan and McTavish Storm the Scottish Highlands in Kilts

Books & Looks Podcast: Has Tourism Changed Forever? With Paige McClanahan

The Bright Side to Voluntourism

Guide Through México’s Wine Country, the World’s Best Kept Secret

Mother-Son 12,000-Mile Road Trip Shows the Journey Always Exceeds the Destination

Glimpse the National Parks as You’ve Never Seen Them in 3D Photo Collection

Ed Hajim Discusses His Secrets to Success While “On the Road Less Traveled”

A Family’s Journey to Enlightenment in India and Nepal

Books & Looks Podcast: Untamed America: Rediscovering Our Wild Heritage With Ruby McConnell

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