Category Archives: Around the World Virtual Book Club

World Book Night + A Giveaway

Back in January, I heard about the inaugural World Book Night in the United States, a celebration designed to celebrate the love of reading and books. They were looking for tens of thousands of volunteer book givers to give out … Continue reading

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The Namesake Book Review

Tomorrow I’ll participate in the inaugural World Book Night in the United States as a volunteer book giver. More on that later, but first I thought I’d give a quick review of the book I’ve decided to give: Jhumpa Lahiri’s … Continue reading

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Miraculous Air + Lindo Michoacan

For this month’s Destinations Book and Dinner Club we read C.M. Mayo’s Miraculous Air: Journey of a Thousand Miles through Baja California, the Other Mexico and ate dinner at Lindo Michoacan. Mayo is an American expat based in Mexico City, … Continue reading

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The Lost Girls + Firefly Summerlin

This month’s adventure for the Destinations Book and Dinner Club was the memoir The Lost  Girls and the eclectic tapas restaurant Firefly Summerlin in Las Vegas. The Lost Girls: Three Friends, Four Continents, One Unconventional Detour Around the World by … Continue reading

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Lipstick Jihad + Habib’s Persian Cuisine

I recently joined the Destinations Book and Dinner Club in Las Vegas, which combines four of my favorite things — reading memoirs set in other countries, trying new food, dreaming/reminiscing about international travel and talking about all of the above … Continue reading

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