Creating Beauty from Devastation in Galveston, Texas
By Rosie Carbo When I was a university student in Houston, Galveston Island was a magnet during holidays and after finals. Like many tourists, I…
Category: Articles
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Citizen-Soldier
By Victor A. Walsh There can be no home without a country, and no life without honor. ~ Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, 1867 Granite monument at…
Emirates Airline Festival: A Literary Oasis Amid the Dazzle of Dubai
By Ann Kirkland It has been a long and brutal winter in Toronto. So, when I was invited to the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature…
The 2014 Literary Fauxscars: The Results are In!
By Amanda Festa The staff at Literary Traveler has spent a busy month reading, watching, and reviewing this year’s selection of adaptations. It’s been a…
The Clever One That Got Away: The Story of Jane Austen’s Niece, Marianne
by Jessica Monk if I were as young as you are I would write my thanks & congrats on a larger sheet of paper, but…
Jane Austen’s Nieces in Ireland: A Tale of Two Sisters
By Jessica Monk We cannot but be most thankful that such a shocking thing was averted, and that the only person she has ever loved…
The 2014 Literary Fauxscars: And the Nominees are…
By Amanda Festa It’s that time of year again: Award Show Season. Each year, the Hollywood Foreign Press awards Golden Globes to the best in…
Southern Comfort: A Poet’s Biography of Antarctic Cuisine
By Jessica Monk Here the geography is so singular that our presence is inseparable from our desire to see: here we are the only figure…
A Tour Less Ordinary: The Hidden Poetry of Italy’s Literary Landmarks
By Jessica Monk “Literature is a way to experiment with the world. You can have a story that is rich and detailed and that accurately…
The Eye of the Beholder: Millicent Rogers and the Art of Taos
By Jessica Monk “There is no paying life in advance for what it must do to you. It asks of one’s unarmored heart, and one…