Steve Jermanok Video Interview New England in a Nutshell
We sat down for an interview with Steve Jermanok about his new guide book New England in a Nutshell. With the forced downturn in…
Tag: Massachusetts
Sylvia Plath and Winthrop-By-The-Sea
By Jeffery Round During her early years, Sylvia Plath lived in a number of places in Massachusetts. Of her youthful residences, none is more bleakly picturesque…
A Brief History Of Edward Gorey’s Creepy Cape Cod
by David Silon Cape Cod has a history going back four hundred years, that is, if you’re not counting the unwritten history of the Native…
Witches, Gables and ‘Haunted Happenings’: A Visit to Salem
By Amanda Festa With Halloween quickly approaching, here at Literary Traveler, we have really gotten into the spirit of the season. For many, fall breeds…
My Own Walden
A few years ago, I had a co-worker who was forever being reprimanded for reading on the job. As his customers clamored for their Vegetable Alfredo's a…
Literary Travels and Lobster Rolls — A Weekend on Martha’s Vineyard
By Caitlin O’Hara Is it ever thus, at the end of things? Does any woman ever count the grains of her harvest and say: Good…
Living in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Kolkata
By Sam Tranum Jhumpa Lahiri says many of her stories focus on Boston because it was the first place her parents landed in America when…
Interview with B.A. Shapiro, Author of The Art Forger
Questions and introduction by Carly Cassano; Interview executed by Francis McGovern The Literary Traveler Boston team recently had the opportunity to sit down with author…
Interview with Dennis Lehane, Novelist and Bostonian
Interview by Francis McGovern; Introduction by Amanda Festa At Literary Traveler, we’re fascinated by the places that inspire writers, which is one of the reasons our…
The Spirit of Salem: The Hawthorne Hotel
by Wes Newbury “The place isn’t haunted,” insists Juli Lederhaus, general manager of Salem’s Hawthorne Hotel. “There’s no documentation. People tell us they feel things, whatever,…