New books revisit Bryson’s Britain, national parks
"The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain" Doubleday, $28.95 Even if you haven't read any of his books, chances are you recognize the name. Bill Bryson...
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Dig into tasty tales of the Jewish deli, regional cuisine
"Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli" New York University Press, $26.95 Few things are as quintessentially New York as the Jewish deli, a fixture that has...
Mini-reviews of travel books exploring San Francisco, Cuba, Spanish history
"Discovering Vintage San Francisco" Globe Pequot, $16.95 As with other books in Globe Pequot's Vintage series, the emphasis here is on timeless places, mostly restaurants, bars and shops. Author Laura...
Mini-reviews for armchair travelers: ‘No Touch Monkey’ and ‘Wild World’
"No Touch Monkey! And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late" Seal Press, $17 Author Ayun Halliday sets the scene in the new foreword to the second edition of "No Touch...
Travel books: From Cuba to real-life experience with fiction writers
"Cuba" (Fodor's, $19.99) In December 2014, President Barack Obama announced the easing of travel and spending restrictions on Americans and Cuban expatriates. Eight months later, the United States reopened its...
Literature is just the preface of what this ‘bookstore’ offers
Books & Books is more than just a bookstore. It's a brand. A Florida landmark and destination since its flagship location in Coral Gables opened in 1982, Books & Books...
‘Writing America’ visits some of the nation’s great literary landmarks
"Writing America: Literary Landmarks from Walden Pond to Wounded Knee: A Reader's Companion" Rutgers University Press, $34.95 She does not purport to be comprehensive. Rather, author Shelley Fisher Fishkin has...
New travel books: ‘Best in Travel 2016’ and weekend wine trails
"Best in Travel 2016" Lonely Planet, $14.99 If you're wondering where to go in 2016, look no further than Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2016 for ideas and suggestions. The...
Norwegian violinist’s dream makes a great state park
Ole Bornemann Bull, the great Norwegian violinist, was a dreamer. Not satisfied with being Norway's most famous musician (and mentor to Edvard Grieg), he sought to establish a utopian colony,...
Books on Paris: From a magical street to unique signs
"The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs" Norton, $25.95 What is a perfect street? To author Elaine Sciolino, the former Paris bureau chief of The New...