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The Glamour and the Terror: Why Women in the Victorian Era Jumped at the Chance to Go to Sea

The Glamour and the Terror: Why Women in the Victorian Era Jumped at the Chance to Go to Sea

Siân Evans on the Daring Women Whose Transatlantic Journeys Challenged Gender Roles

By Siân Evans | August 12, 2021

How a Ride-Sharing Collective Aims to Combat the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

How a Ride-Sharing Collective Aims to Combat the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Marcello Di Cintio on the Kindness and Communal Solidarity of Ikwe Safe Rides

By Marcello Di Cintio | August 6, 2021

The Legacy of Post-Katrina New Orleans’ Political Theater on Today’s Climate Crisis

The Legacy of Post-Katrina New Orleans’ Political Theater on Today’s Climate Crisis

Samantha Montano Considers the Threat of Disaster Capitalism

By Samantha Montano | August 3, 2021

Reinventing the Transformative Vision of America in Nabokov’s Cross-Country Chronicles

Reinventing the Transformative Vision of America in Nabokov’s Cross-Country Chronicles

Thomas Dai on the Author's Butterfly-Hunting Excursions and His Own Relationship to the Road and American Identity

By Thomas Dai | August 2, 2021

This new project is sending 125 self-published authors’ books to the moon.

This new project is sending 125 self-published authors’ books to the moon.

By Walker Caplan | July 28, 2021

Conversations with Strangers on a Cross-Country Train Ride

Conversations with Strangers on a Cross-Country Train Ride

Joe Keohane on the Social Fluidity of Long-Distance Travel

By Joe Keohane | July 19, 2021

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The Earth and the Flesh: On Channeling the Serenity of the Tao to Endure a Tibetan Expedition

By Sylvain Tesson | July 16, 2021

Carrot Quinn on the Danger—and Thrill—of Train Riding

By Carrot Quinn | July 12, 2021

Now you can buy the glorious mansion where Mark Twain died.

By Walker Caplan | July 9, 2021

“Where You From?“ The Problem With Shortcuts in Writing Place in Fiction

“Where You From?“ The Problem With Shortcuts in Writing Place in Fiction

Brett Biebel on the Role of Geography in Creating Character

By Brett Biebel | July 2, 2021

Beauty After Brutality: On Healing and Reclaiming My Existence in the Wake of Racial Trauma

Beauty After Brutality: On Healing and Reclaiming My Existence in the Wake of Racial Trauma

Anita Sethi Takes a Journey of Self-Discovery Through the Pennines

By Anita Sethi | July 2, 2021

The Impossible Question at the Heart of Every Book Tour

The Impossible Question at the Heart of Every Book Tour

Jason Mott on Attempting to Answer “What’s Your Book About?”

By Jason Mott | June 30, 2021

Now you can sleep amongst shelves of Jane Austen first editions at Henry Austen's townhouse.

Now you can sleep amongst shelves of Jane Austen first editions at Henry Austen's townhouse.

By Walker Caplan | June 28, 2021

On the Enchanting, Hopelessly Beautiful Splendor and History of Venice

On the Enchanting, Hopelessly Beautiful Splendor and History of Venice

Orsola Casagrande, Editor of The Book of Venice, Recommends Writing About the Iconic City

By Orsola Casagrande | June 28, 2021

Leaving the Box: Dispatches from Government Quarantine in South Korea

Leaving the Box: Dispatches from Government Quarantine in South Korea

Ben Weissenbach on the Tenuous Difference Between Place and Placelessness

By Ben Weissenbach | June 25, 2021

This prestigious German TV writing competition is . . . very German.

This prestigious German TV writing competition is . . . very German.

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