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Where Readers Meet: Book fairs and festivals, author talks, literary tours, and other literary inspired events & experiences.

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde StoryTourist Vlog

StoryTourist Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde London Tour Vlog

April 20, 2025 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

Watch the vlog to find out how the Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde StoryTourist London tour compares to the novel & hear from the CEO of StoryTourist!

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Filed Under: England, Literary Travel, London, Storybook Places, United Kingdom, Where Readers Meet Tagged With: Robert Louis Stevenson, StoryTourist

Holding hands with Ramona statue and showing Walking with Ramona book

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

Me wearing my Speaker badge and standing in front of backdrop with GoTraveler logo all over it.

A Suitcase Full of Books Wins TV Show Development Deal!

January 28, 2024 by Elizabeth 6 Comments

I have been selected as the winner of GoTraveler’s Next Travel Star TV Show Development Deal! Watch the vlog and read about my experience!

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Filed Under: My Reading Life, USA, Videos, Where Readers Meet Tagged With: GoTraveler, my life, Travel Vlog

Outside the real Skeldale House

Visit the Real Yorkshire of All Creatures Great And Small

January 7, 2024 by Elizabeth 12 Comments

Visit the real Yorkshire home and vet practice of author James Herriot and the filming location of All Creatures Great and Small’s Darroby!

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Filed Under: England, In the Foosteps of Authors, Literary Travel, Storybook Places, Travel Log, United Kingdom, Where Readers Meet, Yorkshire Tagged With: All Creatures Great and Small

Reading the Brontes in front of the Bronte Parsonage Museum

Exploring the Yorkshire of Brontes & Railway Children with the Enchanted Book Club

December 3, 2023 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

On the last day of the Enchanted Book Club inaugural England trip, we explored the Yorkshire of the Bronte sisters and The Railway Children.

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Filed Under: England, In the Foosteps of Authors, Literary Travel, United Kingdom, Where Readers Meet, Yorkshire Tagged With: Bronte, E. Nesbit, Enchanted Book Club Tour, Haworth

Me trying to understand Shakespeare- frowning at a book outside his Birthplace

Making Shakespeare Understandable and Enjoyable in Stratford-Upon-Avon

November 26, 2023 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

While visiting Stratford-Upon-Avon with the Enchanted Book Club, my goal was to make Shakespeare understandable and enjoyable.

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Filed Under: England, In the Foosteps of Authors, Literary Travel, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, Where Readers Meet Tagged With: Enchanted Book Club Tour, Shakespeare, SparkNotes, Stratford-Upon-Avon

Exploring C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Lewis Carroll locations in Oxford

The Enchanted Book Club Tours Oxford: In the Footsteps of the Masters of Fantasy

November 19, 2023 by Elizabeth 4 Comments

The Enchanted Book Club tours Oxford, following in the footsteps of Tolkien, Lewis, and Carrol, and visits The Kilns.

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Filed Under: Bookish Sanctuaries, England, In the Foosteps of Authors, Literary Travel, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Where Readers Meet Tagged With: Alice in Wonderland, C. S. Lewis, Enchanted Book Club Tour, Lewis Carroll, Oxford, Tolkien

Selfie with book in front of Bath's Royal Crescent

“To See, Be Seen, and Take the Waters” Modernly in Jane Austen’s Bath

October 29, 2023 by Elizabeth 5 Comments

This visit to Bath with the EBC tour, I attempted to modernly see, be seen, and take the waters, just as Jane Austen might’ve done.

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Filed Under: England, Literary Travel, Somerset, Storybook Places, Travel Log, United Kingdom, Where Readers Meet Tagged With: Bath, Enchanted Book Club Tour, Jane Austen

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London Sherlock Holmes StoryTourist Guided Walk Review Vlog

October 22, 2023 by Elizabeth 3 Comments

While trying to overcome jet lag in London, I decided to try the Sherlock Holmes StoryTourist guided walk and vlog my experience.

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Filed Under: England, London, Storybook Places, United Kingdom, Videos, Where Readers Meet Tagged With: Sherlock Holmes, StoryTourist, Video, Walking Tour

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DIY H. P. Lovecraft Tour in Providence, Rhode Island

October 17, 2021 by Elizabeth 1 Comment

Did you know H. P. Lovecraft lived most of his life in Providence, R. I.? Do a DIY Lovecraft tour in Providence with these helpful tips!

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Filed Under: In the Foosteps of Authors, Literary Travel, Rhode Island, Storybook Places, USA, Where Readers Meet Tagged With: Edgar Allan Poe, Lovecraft, Poetry, Providence, Science Fiction

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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!
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MacAusland’s Woolen Mill blankets are made in and sold all over PEI and are mentioned in The Summer Will Be Different by Carly Fortune. The film adaptation of the book will have these blankets in it.
These Blankets Will Be Famous Because of a Book!
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.
This Summer Will Be Different at Thunder Cove Beach, PEI
I attended the 2026 Road to Avonlea Convention on Prince Edward Island.
1st Road To Avonlea Convention on PEI
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.
📍 Dalvay by the Sea (The White Sands Hotel)
📍 Orwell Village (Jasper Dale’s Home)
📍 New London Lighthouse (Background scenery)
📍 Seacowhead Lighthouse (Gus’ Home)
Montgomery Books to Screen - PEI Filming Locations
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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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