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Embark on the literary grand tour of a lifetime with Novel Destinations as your guide to the famed haunts, homes, and watering holes where beloved authors, from Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters to John Steinbeck and Mark Twain, sought solace and found inspiration. Sure to spark the imaginations of armchair bibliophiles and seasoned travelers alike are the hundreds of literary-themed activities featured in the pages of Novel Destinations. Among the possibilities to ponder?

  • Morphing into Jane Austen characters like Mr. Darcy and Lizzie Bennett for a promenade around Bath’s Royal Crescent
  • Checking into the actual hotel room at the Sun Valley Lodge in Idaho where Hemingway penned For Whom the Bell Tolls, or knocking back a “Papa Dobles” cocktail (invented by the writer himself) at Sloppy Joe’s in Key West, FL
  • Seeing the room where Louisa May Alcott and her sisters (and later their Little Women counterparts) “took to the boards” to act out homespun theatrical productions
  • Sipping a pint at Pete’s Tavern in New York City, where O. Henry wrote The Gift of the Magi in just two hours while sitting at the booth now bearing his name

Themed lists in dozens of categories offer fascinating insights and behind-the-scenes stories about author houses and museums, literary places to drink and dine, and literary walks and festivals spanning the globe. Also included are 10 in-depth “Journeys between the Pages” for those who want to experience literature come to life, from Franz Kafka’s Prague to the small-town South of Harper Lee.

Whether your final destination lies within the pages of a favorite book or across the expanse of the open road ahead, your literary journey begins here.

Novel Destinations includes a Foreword by Matthew Pearl, author of the historical novels The Dante Club, The Poe Shadow, and The Last Dickens.

  • Paperback $13.95 (ISBN: 978-1426204548)
  • Hardcover $25.00 (ISBN: 978-1-4262-0277-3)