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Was Poe Creepy, or Coping? | All 4 Edgar Allan Poe Museums Vlog

October 10, 2021 by Elizabeth 4 Comments

I visited all 4 Edgar Allan Poe Museums to learn more about the author that scares me the most. Watch the vlog to find out if Poe really was creepy, or maybe using writing as a form of coping with life. 

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Filed Under: In the Foosteps of Authors, Literary Travel, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, USA, Videos, Virginia Tagged With: Baltimore, Edgar Allan Poe, Grave, National Park Service, New York City, Philadelphia, Richmond, Video

Smoking Cauldron

A Potion Lesson at The Cauldron NYC

September 26, 2021 by Elizabeth 1 Comment

Continued my New York City wizarding themed adventures with an evening potions mixing lesson at The Cauldron NYC.

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Filed Under: Literary Lodgings & Libations, Literary Travel, New York, Travel Log, USA Tagged With: Harry Potter, New York City, Restaurants

Library Hotel Vlog

Library Hotel, NYC: A Hotel for Bookworms

September 12, 2021 by Elizabeth 3 Comments

I stayed at the boutique Library Hotel in New York City and it is the perfect hotel for bookworms visiting NYC!

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Filed Under: Literary Lodgings & Libations, Literary Travel, New York, USA Tagged With: Hotels, New York City

Book Review: Only Gossip Prospers

Book Review: Only Gossip Prospers by Lorraine Tosiello

December 20, 2019 by Elizabeth 4 Comments

This is a review of Only Gossip Prospers, Lorraine Tosiello’s historical fiction about Louisa May Alcott’s 1875 solo trip to NYC.

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Filed Under: Beyond the Page, New York, USA Tagged With: Book Blog Tour, Book Review, Little Women, Lorraine Tosiello, Louisa May Alcott, New York City

Lauren of Literary Dates

Interview with Lauren of Literary Dates

November 10, 2019 by Elizabeth 5 Comments

Lauren of Literary Dates takes herself on bookish dates. She explores places and experiences in New York City based on her current reads.

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Filed Under: Lit Life, New York, USA Tagged With: Bookish Lifestyle, Interview, Literary Dates, New York City

New York Public Library Hundred Acre Wood

Winnie the Pooh Banished to New York City

January 14, 2019 by Elizabeth 21 Comments

Visit the original stuffed animals that inspired A. A. Milne’s stories about Winnie the Pooh and the Hundred Acre Wood at the New York Public Library.

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Filed Under: Bookish Sanctuaries, Literary Travel, New York, USA Tagged With: A. A. Milne, Christopher Robin, New York City, New York Public Library, Winnie The Pooh (Pooh Bear)

Alice in Wonderland in Central Park

Alice Through the Lincoln Tunnel: A Bibliophile in NYC

April 16, 2016 by Elizabeth 2 Comments

“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” “How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice. “You must be,” said the Cat, “or you wouldn’t have come here.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland To be…

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Filed Under: Bookish Sanctuaries, Literary Travel, New York, Storybook Places, USA Tagged With: Library, Literary Character Statue, Museum, New York City

No Night at the MET for Me, Thanks!

April 6, 2016 by Elizabeth 3 Comments

Literary Inspiration: From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg Destination: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York Long before the Night at the Museum films there were two children that spent several nights in a museum. Those two children were Claudia and Jamie Kincaid, from E. L….

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Filed Under: Literary Travel, New York, Storybook Places, USA Tagged With: Museum, New York City

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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.
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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.
📍 Dalvay by the Sea (The White Sands Hotel)
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📍 Seacowhead Lighthouse (Gus’ Home)
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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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