More Ways to See the World Through Literature
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 06.16.06 | 11:53 AM ET
Salon debuted a Literary Guide to the World yesterday, which, if you’ve read World Hum’s budding Three Great Books feature, will seem familiar. “From Turkey to Togo, D.C. to L.A., Rio to Russia and beyond, the Guide promises to recommend the best books—fiction, history, memoir or otherwise—to take with you on your travels,” writes Hillary Frey, Salon’s books editor, in her introduction to the package. “And if there’s a place that you’ve always dreamed of seeing, but won’t visit in the foreseeable future, the Literary Guide will point you to the books that offer the best virtual tours around.”
In addition to the first batch of eight, which includes pieces by Tom Bissell on Vietnam and Tony D’Souza on Havana, Frey promises twice-weekly updates throughout the summer. If you’re not a subscriber you’ll have to sit through a commercial to see it all, but it’s not so bad if, like me, you get the Neko Case promo.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
