Tagged: literature

Superman’s Cleveland: Filming Locations and Other Key Sites in His Creators’ Hometown

You've probably heard that Superman of Metropolis is originally from the planet Krypton by way of Smallville. But in point of fact, the Man of Steel—like Drew Carey, the gas mask, and…

Paris Bookshops, Cafes, and Other Stops to Add to a French Literary Pilgrimage

April 19, 2023 Paris is known as the City of Light, but it could just as aptly be nicknamed the City of Lit. After all, it's the hometown of writer-stuffed cafés, poet-haunted cobbled…

Go Inside the Emily Dickinson House, Vibrantly Restored in Amherst, Mass.

The tired old story about Emily Dickinson being a wraithlike recluse has gotten a much-needed revision in recent years, thanks to scholars, moviemakers, and, above all, the three…

This Site Generates Book Recommendations for Wherever You’re Traveling

A great way to prepare for an upcoming trip—aside from getting your hands on the latest Frommer's guide for your destination, of course—is to read a book or two set in the place you'll…

Props and Costumes from TV’s “Dickinson” Join Collection at Emily Dickinson Museum

More than 400 props, costumes, and set pieces from the acclaimed Apple TV+ series Dickinson have joined the collection of the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, Massachusetts. The…

New: A Literary Walking Tour of the Great Writers of Amherst, Massachusetts

Seeing as how Amherst, Massachusetts, produced Emily Dickinson, the Pioneer Valley college town's literary reputation is pretty solid already. But the most perceptive and inventive…

Writers in Residence: How to Visit Where Great American Authors Lived and Worked

Though the best way to engage with great authors of the past is, of course, to read their work, there’s plenty to gain from visiting the places where they lived and scribbled. Touring…

Iconic Shakespeare & Co. Bookstore in Paris Fights for Survival

The bookstore beloved by the Lost Generation is now in danger of being lost itself. Shakespeare and Company was founded in Paris by Sylvia Beach just after World War I. Specializing in…

What to Do in the Bronx: 3 Itineraries for NYC's Boogie Down Borough

Each May, a tongue-in-cheek organization called the Great and Glorious Grand Army of The Bronx stages a mock-annexation of Manhattan’s northernmost neighborhood, Marble Hill. Wearing…

Key West Hotels Introduce "Underwater Library" with Waterproof Books

Reading while lounging next to bodies of water is so popular it spawned a whole literary genre. But here's the thing about beach reads: There's a very real chance you'll ruin the book…

Don’t Overlook The Literary Life of Dublin, Writes Arthur Frommer

In forecasts of the most popular travel destinations for 2019, Ireland almost always appears. Americans are apparently eager to roam the roadways of rural Ireland and its quaint…

Walt Whitman's Brooklyn: In the Footsteps of the Borough's Bard

Walt Whitman was Brooklyn’s original bearded bohemian. Though the poet was born on Long Island and spent significant portions of his life in Manhattan, Washington, D.C., and Camden,…

10 Storied Libraries Worth Checking Out

We don’t often think of libraries as tourist destinations. Most are neighborhood, not international, treasures. But there are libraries whose buildings, histories, artwork, and of…

What to See, Hear, and Eat in the Mississippi Delta—Birthplace of the Blues

You could argue that no other region better exemplifies the American story in all its glory, folly, promise, and sorrow than the sliver of northwestern Mississippi lining the banks of…

Four Secrets to Picking the Right Travel Agent

Who needs a travel agent anymore?Fewer of us do, apparently. Just eight years ago, there were 124,030 travel agents in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Singapore and Malaysia

Planning Your TripAs of May 2007, Singapore has placed restrictions on liquids, aerosols and gels that passengers may carry with them on all flights departing from Changi…