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Seattle

Seattle for Book Lovers: Discover this UNESCO City of Literature

January 23, 2026 by Elizabeth 2 Comments

Did you know that Seattle, WA is a UNESCO City of Literature? This post will help you explore a few of Seattle’s literary destinations.

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Filed Under: Bookish Sanctuaries, Literary Lodgings & Libations, Literary Travel, Storybook Places, UNESCO Cities of Lit & World Book Capitals, USA, Washington Tagged With: Seattle, UNESCO City of Literature

Los Angeles

Los Angeles for Book Lovers: Literary Destinations Often Overshadowed by Hollywood

January 16, 2026 by Elizabeth 3 Comments

Did you know there’s more to Los Angeles, California than just Hollywood? Here is a list of Los Angeles for Book Lovers places to visit.

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Filed Under: Bookish Sanctuaries, California, Literary Travel, Storybook Places, USA Tagged With: Los Angeles

Haunting Destinations & Spooky-Season Books

Haunting Destinations: Spooky Season Books to Inspire Your Next Travel Adventure

October 5, 2025 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

October is the time for Spooky Season books, so check out this list of reads that may just inspire a trip to some haunting destination!

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Filed Under: France, Literary Travel, London, Massachusetts, New York, Storybook Places, Yorkshire Tagged With: Haunted, London, Paris, Salem, Spooky Season, York

Hotel Sylvia

Is Hotel Sylvia Still Worth Visiting for Book Lovers?

August 21, 2025 by Elizabeth 9 Comments

Full Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, meaning if you purchase through these links, I may make a few cents at no extra cost to you. My stay at Hotel Sylvia was hosted by the hotel thanks to my winning their one-night stay Instagram giveaway. I was not under any obligation to write a review…

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Filed Under: Literary Lodgings & Libations, Literary Travel, Oregon Tagged With: Hotel Review, Hotels, Sylvia Beach Hotel

Death at the Shipshape Bookshop

From Page to Place: Discover the Real Locations that Inspired a Cosy Southeast Alaska Mystery

July 19, 2025 by Elizabeth 2 Comments

Discover the real locations that inspired a cosy Southeast Alaska mystery novel by visiting Juneau, Alaska.

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Filed Under: Alaska, Literary Travel, Storybook Places, USA Tagged With: Cosy Mystery, Juneau

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Top Books for an Alaskan Cruise: Curated by an Alaskan Librarian

April 17, 2025 by Elizabeth 9 Comments

This list of top books for an Alaskan Cruise includes reads by local Alaskan authors and the stories take place at the ports you’ll visit!

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Filed Under: Alaska, Book List, Literary Travel, USA

Reading Disney After Dark in front of the castle in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World

A Book Lover’s Guide to Walt Disney World with a Dark YA Twist

August 18, 2024 by Elizabeth 1 Comment

Imagine riding through Walt Disney World’s It’s A Small World and all the dolls begin lurching to life and coming for your boat! Having read Disney After Dark, Ridley Pearson’s fist book in the Kingdom Keepers series, just before my recent visit to Orlando’s Magic Kingdom, this is exactly what I was imagining as I…

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Filed Under: Florida, Literary Travel, Storybook Places, USA Tagged With: Disney, Kingdom Keepers

The Knowledge: mural of library books, Portland Oregon

Book Lover Locations in Portland, Oregon Only Locals Know

July 7, 2024 by Elizabeth 1 Comment

Thanks to a local book lover, I can now share with you the best book lover locations to visit in Portland that only locals know!

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Filed Under: Literary Travel, Oregon, USA Tagged With: Beverly Cleary, Portland

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A Book Lover’s Day in Portland Following Beverly Cleary

June 30, 2024 by Elizabeth 2 Comments

Did you know Beverly Cleary lived and wrote her famous Klickitat Street Stories in Portland, Oregon and today you can stand face to face with statues of her characters Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and his dog Ribbsy? Watch the vlog to join me for a Book Lover’s Day in Portland following in the footsteps of…

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Filed Under: In the Foosteps of Authors, Literary Travel, Oregon, Storybook Places, USA, Videos, Where Readers Meet Tagged With: Beverly Cleary, Portland, Ramona

Dreaming of Belle's Library

Books to Read for Your Next Disney Vacation

April 28, 2024 by Elizabeth 1 Comment

Going on a Disney vacation? Just love everything Disney? Here’s a list of books to read for your next Disney vacation!

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Filed Under: Book List, Florida, Literary Travel, USA Tagged With: Disney

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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 librarian & 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 followed in the characters footsteps of Carly Fortune’s This Summer Will Be Different and took a walk at Thunder Cove Beach, Prince Edward Island to the place where Teacup Rock used to be before Hurricane Fiona destroyed it.
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Visiting these real Prince Edward Island locations used in filming the adaptation of L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables and The Road to Avonlea (based on The Story Girl) feels just like stepping into these stories.
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If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska
If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska
by Heather Lende
Tales of the Peculiar
Tales of the Peculiar
by Ransom Riggs
The Once and Future King
The Once and Future King
by T.H. White
Booked: A Traveler's Guide to Literary Locations Around the World
Booked: A Traveler's Guide to Literary Locations Around the World
by Richard Kreitner
Strange Weather in Tokyo
Strange Weather in Tokyo
by Hiromi Kawakami

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