Recently we were interviewed by Amy Alipio, an editor with National Geographic Traveler magazine, for their Intelligent Travel blog. We talk about how literature has actually saved historic monuments and discuss whether or not the house-museums where famed authors once lived are able to authentically convey their true spirits. Click here to read our interview with Amy.
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#Grateful for library ebooks to supplement my stash of printed books. ❤️ #Circe by #MadelineMiller was last month’s book club selection, which I didn’t get to discuss with the group because I was out of town then. CIRCE is the spellbinding story of a Greek mythological witch exiled to a remote, deserted island. Fierce, courageous, and determined, she dares to challenge the gods to live life on her own terms.
Thanks to @erinhenn818 for choosing CIRCE and to @mer__smith for the lovely @nypl medallion.
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#supplies This is just a sampling. I’m well stocked on both books and booze. These three novels all seem very different from one other, so hopefully the variety will keep things interesting. #socialdistancingpastimes #stayhomeandread #booksofinstagram #booksofig #igreads #booksbooksbooks #readingislife #stayingsane #bookstagram #booklove #bookstack #booksandbooze
#literarymilestone Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” was first published on March 15, 1820, as part of the story collection THE SKETCHBOOK OF GEOFFREY CRAYON. Irving didn’t move into this cottage on the banks of the Hudson River until 15 years later, but it had a connection to his ghostly tale. While hiking in the area as a teen Irving came upon the 17th-century Dutch stone farmhouse, formerly occupied by the Van Tassel family, whom he immortalized in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
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Irving named his domain Sunnyside and spent his last years there. “It is a beautiful spot,” he wrote after purchasing the property, “capable of being made a little paradise.”
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Photo appears in NOVEL DESTINATIONS courtesy of Historic Hudson Valley
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