Summer Reading for the Literary Traveler — Beat the Heat and Join the Challenge!
Introduction by Amanda Festa Summer reading is as representative of the season as backyard BBQs and beach days. If you are like us, you enjoy…
Category: Books
So, You Liked The Great Gatsby – What’s Next?
By Jack Callahan Was The Great Gatsby your introduction to the work of F. Scott Fitzgerald? Did you like it so much that you want…
We’re Hosting a Party, Old Sport! — How to Throw a Gatsby Summer Soiree
By Katie Stack So you want to throw a party, old sport? A fabulous soiree that those on the East Egg would envy from across…
A Zelda Fitzgerald Reading List
By Caitlin O’Hara Why does Zelda Fitzgerald continue to hold our attention 65 years after her death? Yes, she was beautiful, artistic, volatile, and often…
Gatsby: Under the Red, White, and Blue
By Jessica Monk Did you know that F. Scott Fitzgerald was distantly related to the man who composed “The Star-Spangled Banner?” That, in fact, he…
Book Bound on World Book Night 2013!
By Antoinette Weil and Amanda Festa Literary Traveler was excited to take part in World Book Night – an annual event that boasts bookish “givers”…
Author and Editor Jennifer Ciotta Talks Publishing and Putin
By Amanda Festa On April 11th, Literary Traveler hosted author and editor Jennifer Ciotta at the Armory in Somerville for a talk on the publishing…
Book Review: My Heart is an Idiot by Davy Rothbart
By Wes Newbury My Heart is an Idiot is an aptly-titled compilation of essays recounting Davy Rothbart’s years on the road, looking for love in…
The 2013 Literary Fauxscars: The Results are In!
By Amanda Festa As the stars begin to primp and prep for the Academy’s big night, here at Literary Traveler we are still sipping coffee…
Book Review: The Long Walk by Stephen King
By Katy Kelleher Long before Katniss Everdeen picked up her bow and boldly aimed at the bureaucratic villains of The Hunger Games, there was Ray…