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Bride and Groom kiss in front of a red barn door.

Reader I Married Him: Our Anne of Green Gables Inspired Wedding on Prince Edward Island

13.08.23 | Book Setting + Canada + My Reading Life + Travel + Travel Log
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum

Ohio Literary Trail: The Cartoon Museum & Library

28.05.23 | Library + Ohio + Travel + USA
Me reading Thurber's book next to Muggs Thurber memorial

James Thurber Taught Me Home Can Be a Funny Place

14.05.23 | Author House + Book Setting + Ohio + Travel + USA
The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis outside the New York Public Library

Treasures and a Mystery at the NYPL

09.04.23 | Book Setting + New York + Travel + Travel Log + USA
Boston Skyline

Spend a Bookish Day in Boston

12.03.23 | Bookshops + Massachusetts + Travel + Travel Log + USA
Dr. Peter Varadi

Nagypapa, My Biggest Fan

04.09.22 | Lit Life

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Bride and Groom kiss in front of a red barn door.

Reader I Married Him: Our Anne of Green Gables Inspired Wedding on Prince Edward Island

August 13, 2023 by A Suitcase Full of Books 2 Comments

Reader, I married my husband, surrounded by our Kindred Spirits, in an Anne of Green Gables inspired wedding on Prince Edward Island.

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Filed Under: Book Setting, Canada, My Reading Life, Travel, Travel Log Tagged With: Anne of Green Gables, L. M. Montgomery, Prince Edward Island, Wedding

Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum

Ohio Literary Trail: The Cartoon Museum & Library

May 28, 2023 by A Suitcase Full of Books Leave a Comment

Visit the Ohio Literary Trail Cartoon Museum & Library to see original Calvin & Hobbes prints and learn all about cartoons!

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Filed Under: Library, Ohio, Travel, USA Tagged With: Columbus, Ohio Literary Trail

Me reading Thurber's book next to Muggs Thurber memorial

James Thurber Taught Me Home Can Be a Funny Place

May 14, 2023 by A Suitcase Full of Books 2 Comments

James Thurber’s’s short stories that take place in his Columbus, OH home taught me that home can be a funny place and worth writing about.

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Filed Under: Author House, Book Setting, Ohio, Travel, USA Tagged With: Columbus, House Museum, James Thurber, Literary Character Statue

The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis outside the New York Public Library

Treasures and a Mystery at the NYPL

April 9, 2023 by A Suitcase Full of Books 1 Comment

Fiona Davis’ serves up a mystery at the NYPL that will have you planning a visit to the library’s Treasures exhibit.

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Filed Under: Book Setting, New York, Travel, Travel Log, USA Tagged With: Charles Dickens, Mystery, New York Public Library

Boston Skyline

Spend a Bookish Day in Boston

March 12, 2023 by A Suitcase Full of Books 1 Comment

Spend a bookish day in Boston by visiting newer libraries, bookshops, and other literary locations in a city known for its literary history.

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Filed Under: Bookshops, Massachusetts, Travel, Travel Log, USA Tagged With: Boston, Independent Bookstore, Library

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Have you ever wanted to just step into the setting of your book? Or wondered if what you’re reading has any real world relevance? And are you the kind that gravitates towards indie bookstores and libraries on vacation? Then you’re in the right place!

I’m Elizabeth, a former librarian turned travel blogging bookworm. Join me as I explore the real places behind our favorite reads, introduce you to your next favorite book, and discover all the literary sights this world has to offer!


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I visited Columbus, Ohio, where I picked up the book My Life and Hard Times by James Thurber from the indepentent bookstore The Book Loft, visited the James Thurber house museum, and Thurber's grave, where a statue of his dog Muggs has been installed. 

Thurber was the foremost humor writer of the 20th century and he has some very funny stories that take place in the house that is now a museum and one about his dog Muggs.  

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Visiting the home of James and Muggs Thurber in Columbus, Ohio
I went back to Prince Edward Island, Canada to stay at Dalvay by the Sea because of its Anne connection and instead had an early honeymoon! 

Then I spent a week touring wedding venues, the Anne Museum and Green Gables, doing a little golfing, and having a professional photoshoot session. 

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Prince Edward Island Honeymooning & Wedding Planning
Join me for a couple travel days as I complete the Traveling Bookworm Book Tag originally created by the Incessant Bookworm.<br /><br />Original Tag by Incessant Bookworm (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFbEkqhkZ6E&t=509s)<br /><br />TAG PROMPTS:<br />Maps: A book set in a place you’ve wanted to visit<br />Carry-On: A book you could not put down<br />Snack Bag: A book you can read in one sitting<br />Red Eye: A book you stayed up all night to read<br />Checked Bag: An author you’d have multiple books they’ve written<br />Road Trip: A book that has any form of road transportation<br /><br />Books Mentioned:<br />My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell<br />Redwall: The Bellmaker by Brian Jacques<br />How Watson Learned the Trick by Arthur Conan Doyle<br />Diary of Anne Frank<br />Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck<br /><br />Other posts mentioned:<br />Windsor Castle: How Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House Library Helped Boost An Economy: https://asuitcasefullofbooks.com/queen-marys-dolls-house-library/<br /><br />Music: <br />From YouTube Audio Library<br /><br />Connect with me:<br />BLOG: https://asuitcasefullofbooks.com <br />FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/BooksInMySuitcase <br />INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/asuitcasefullof... <br />TWITTER: https://twitter.com/suitcaseofbks <br />SUPPORT MY WORK: https://ko-fi.com/asuitcasefullofbooks
Traveling Bookworm Book Tag
Join me for a trip to each of the four Independent Bookstores in Juneau, Alaska for Independent Bookstore Day 2022: Hearthside Books and Toys, Rainy Retreat Books, The Amazing Bookstore

Read the corresponding blog post at A Suitcase Full of Books: https://asuitcasefullofbooks.com/juneau-ak-independent-bookstores/

Bookstores:
Hearthside Books and Toys: https://www.hearthsidebooks.com/ 
Rainy Retreat Books: https://juneaubooks.com/ 
The Amazing Bookstore: https://www.friendsjpl.org/amazing-bookstore/ 

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Two Unbelievable Dog Tales of Juneau, Alaska Vlog: https://asuitcasefullofbooks.com/dog-tales-of-juneau-alaska/
DIY Virtual Elizabeth Peratrovich Juneau Walking Tour: https://asuitcasefullofbooks.com/elizabeth-peratrovich-juneau-walking-tour/

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The Independent Bookstores of Juneau, Alaska | Independent Bookstore Day 2022
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Just SOME of the books I’ll be packing for my ne Just SOME of the books I’ll be packing for my next trip. I’ll be picking up more along the way of course. Can you guess where I’ll be going?
#literarytravel #havebookswilltravel #bookstagram #bookishtravel #travelpacking
I forgot about posting on Saturday for #nationalte I forgot about posting on Saturday for #nationalteddybearday! Paddington Bear is always my very first stop after flying into London because I take the Heathrow Express straight to Paddington Station and Paddington is always waiting by track 1 (well except for the time he wasn’t because of construction…) 
And I can’t wait to see him again soon! 🐻

As for my Paddington Teddy- in 2015 I I decided I didn’t -need- to buy another teddy bear while in a London so I came home without a Paddington but then was kicking myself because I wished I’d just let myself indulge… and that’s when my now husband pulled Paddington out of the suitcase. He knew I’d regret not getting him. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I love this teddy and the man who bought him! 💕

#paddingtonbear #london #literarytravel #havebookswilltravel #bookbear #teddybeartravels #lookafterthisbearplease
Apparently today is Buy a Book Day. So speaking of Apparently today is Buy a Book Day. So speaking of… @macsfireweed has been my favorite indie bookstore since the first time I visited Whitehorse, Canada all those years ago. This is because in Canada you can buy British books not available in the US! Meaning when my family used to do an annual trip to Whitehorse it was my one opportunity a year to buy a new Famous Five book! (This was before the internet.)

Even though I have a full set of the books now I couldn’t help stopping in Mac’s to see if they still have The Famous Five on the shelf, and they do! And with new cover art!?!? I hadn’t seen this cover art before and it took all I had not to buy another copy of this book just for the new cover! 

Did you buy a book today from an indie bookstore? 

#whitehorseyukon #macsfireweedbooks #indiebookstore #famousfivebooks #literarytravel #bookstagram
I almost missed posting a photo for #nationalreada I almost missed posting a photo for #nationalreadabookday! So here’s a another photo from my weekend in Whitehorse, Canada. I stopped to read The Spell of the Yukon at the statue of Robert Services’ desk on Main Street.

“Some say God was tired when He made it;
 Some say it’s a fine land to shun;
Maybe; but there’s some as would trade it
  For no land on earth—and I’m one.”

#whitehorsecanada #yukonterritory #robertservice #visitwhitehorseyukon #literarytravel #havebookwilltravel #bookwormtravels
I finally did something I’ve been wanting to do I finally did something I’ve been wanting to do for a while. I took my @haverfordedu undergraduate senior History thesis to Skagway to take a photo with it in the place where it takes place. Or at least partly takes place. I wrote about the women of the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush which included the “Good Time Girls” as well as the respectable women of society who made their way to Skagway and from there on into the Yukon. 

Interestingly, it turns out the dance hall girls that come to mind when you think of the Klondike didn’t actually leave records behind of their activities. So it was through newspaper articles and men’s diaries that I was able to find information on them. It was the female wives and teachers who left records behind and they are often forgotten about in the histories! 

I also meant to do the Brothel Museum tour finally at Skagway’s Red Onion Saloon, but (as you can see behind me) the line was out the door, so I ended up leaving that for another trip.

I’ve also have never been in the haunted Golden North Hotel (the gold dome in the background). But that’s on purpose. 👻

For those interested, my thesis is online in PDF form.

#skagwayalaska #klondikegoldrush #haverfordcollegethesis #alaskawriter  #alaskahistorian #historymajor
I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend! I spe I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend! I spent the weekend on a little road trip with my family to Whitehorse, Canada. As there are no roads out of Juneau, that meant we first had to take a ferry to Skagway (8ish hours) then drive two hours to Whitehorse. Then do that in reverse to get back home. 

I chose to re-read Tip of the Iceberg by Mark Adams for this journey because it’s funny, yet so accurately captures the experience of taking the ferry between Alaska coastal communities. If you’re looking for a book on cruising Alaska’s Inside Passage, but the local way instead of the cruise ship way, I recommend this book. 

#alaskaread #alaskamarinehighway #southeastalaska #alaskainsidepassage #lynncanal #mvcolumbia #currentlyreading #literarytravel #bookwormtravels #havebookwilltravel
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