Armchair Travel
October 2021
Recent Releases
Maiden Voyages: Magnificent Ocean Liners and the Women Who Traveled and Worked Aboard...
by Siân Evans

What it is: An engaging look at the golden age of transatlantic ocean travel via the stories of women, both employees and passengers, who found unprecedented freedoms onboard.

Don't miss: Stories about famous people such as Josephine Baker and Martha Gellhorn; details about the ocean liners used as World War I hospital ships.
 
Travels With George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
by Nathaniel Philbrick

Did you know? After George Washington became president, he visited each of the 13 former colonies between 1789 and 1791 to try to unite the brand-new country.

What's inside: A thoughtful examination of the first U.S. president and the country's early years, plus an intimate look at award-winning author Nathanial Philbrick's own 2018 journey (with wife and dog) retracing the route of Washington's long-ago carriage wheels.

Also available in eAudiobook on OverDrive
Novelists and Travel
Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the...
by Anthony Doerr

Imagine... Moving to a foreign country for a year, with six-month-old twin boys in tow. That's just what author Anthony Doerr and his wife did in 2004 after he won the prestigious Rome Prize.

Why you might like it: In this amusing memoir, first-time parent Doerr writes eloquently of children, sleepless nights, intriguing Romans, the funeral of Pope John Paul II, and the multitude of things to see and do.

Also available in eAudiobook on Hoopla
Paris in Love: A Memoir
by Eloisa James

What it's about: Bestselling romance writer Eloisa James (aka Mary Bly, Shakespearean scholar) moved her family of four to Paris for a year after her beloved mother's death and her own battle with cancer.

What's inside: James' familial anecdotes together with memories of her mother (author Carol Bly) and worries about her aging father (poet Robert Bly) make this charming look at Paris also a loving look at family.

Also available in eBook on OverDrive
On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Journey
by Paul Theroux

What happened: Erudite 70-something author Paul Theroux drove the entire length of the U.S.-Mexico border alone. Crossing back and forth, he visited Mexico City, Oaxaca, Chiapas, and other areas, where he met locals, witnessed the monarch butterfly migration, visited historic locations, taught writing, and learned about drug cartels.

Author buzz: Theroux's written acclaimed travelogues and fiction, including books that've been made in movies like The Mosquito Coast. His latest novel, Under the Wave at Waimea, came out in April. 

Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on Hoopla
The Colossus of New York: A City in Thirteen Parts
by Colson Whitehead

What's inside: Vibrant essays that incorporate memories, anecdotes, vignettes, and lyrical meditations to offer an intimate portrait of life in New York City.

The opening line: "I'm here because I was born here and thus ruined for anywhere else, but I don't know about you."

 
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