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Category Archives: Nonfiction – Travel
Thoughts on Paul Kriwaczek’s In Search of Zarathustra: Across Iran and Central Asia to Find the World’s First Prophet
I read this book because the protagonist of one of the many novels I want to write was born into Zoroastrian family. I am well aware that the previous sentence way well be the most interesting sentence in this review, … Continue reading
A Review of Rick Steves’ Travel as a Political Act (by Bethany)
Up until recently, I worked at a chain of tutoring and learning centers in the Bay Area. Modeled on the Asian-style “cram school,” these centers offered one-on-one tutoring, SAT-, ACT-, and AP-prep classes, and other classes for younger students designed … Continue reading
On the road again…. Anitober begins with a review of John Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley (by Jill)
This is the first book in my “Anitober” reading challenge, in which I finally read books recommended to me by my old college roommate, Anita. Travels with Charley was the first book I remember Anita recommending to me, sometime back … Continue reading
A Review of Geoff Dyer’s Yoga for People Who Can’t Be Bothered to Do It (by Bethany)
This book is not about yoga. Not in the slightest little bit. This book is many things – a collection of travel essays, a memoir of the early stages of a nervous breakdown, a contemplation of geography and history and time, a narrative … Continue reading
Postcards From Purgatory 