Bookish Places
A collection of books paired with corresponding “bookish” locations
Visit the home that provided the inspiration for Anne of Green Gables - there is much scope for the imagination.
Prince Edward Island, Canada
To read about my trip to Prince Edward Island to celebrate my 30th birthday Click Here!
Meander down Pirate’s Alley will bring to the New Orleans home of William Faulkner where he published Soldiers’ Pay. Stop inside to talk to staff, purchase a Faulkner book and learn how his time in the South influenced his future writing.
New Orleans, Louisiana
To read about the lessons I learned about traveling with a Toddler during a trip to New Orleans Click Here!
The Mount is a must-visit for any lover of literature and especially female writers. The day I happened to visit was a day of steady rainfall, but it did not dampen my ability to enjoy the beauty of Wharton’s gardens and celebrate her accomplishments.
Lenox, Massachusetts
Tour the recreation of the Globe Theatre and imagine how the stage and audience format influenced how William Shakespeare wrote his plays.
London, UK
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art - the location for Newbury Award winning book From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
New York City, New York
No trip to Boston is complete without paying homage to Robert McCloskey’s ducklings in the Boston Public Gardens.
Boston, Massachusetts
Inspired by Henri Nouwen’s book of the same title, at the Hermitage, one can reflect upon the Rembrandt’s painting of The Return of the Prodigal Son for hours on end.
St. Petersburg, Russia
Mark Twin was famously born in Hannibal, Missour, however, he spent much of his adult life in Hartford, Connecticut. The house he build on in the neighborhood known as Nook Farm is where he wrote many of his most beloved novels.
Hartford, Connecticut
Imagine the life of Ernest Hemingway and countless other expat novelist by meandering through Shakespeare and Company.
Paris, France
To read more about my love of bookstores Click Here!
Watching a Pacific Ocean sunset overlooking Malibu captured the feel of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Malibu Rising novel perfectly.
Malibu, California
Say hello and a give a pat to a descendent of one of Ernest Hemingway’s polydactyl cats at his home where he wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls among other works.
Key West, Florida
Click here for a post which highlights a bookish trip to Key West.
Visit the Morgan Library to capture a glimpse of Bella de Costa Green’s accomplishments, J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, who was an African American woman who presented as white.
New York City, New York
You can run, skip and jump to Grant Park, right off of Klickitat Street, to pay tribute to Beverly Cleary and her beloved characters, Ramona, Henry Higgins and his beloved dog Rigsby.
Portland, Oregon
Make a trip out to a prairie to see what you’ve imagined by reading Little House on the Prairie in reality.
Independence, Kansas
To read about my road trip visiting the Laura Ingall’s Wilder Homesteads Click Here!
While meandering and looking at all the colorful doors, stop into Merrion Square to visit the Oscar Wilde statue and pay tribute to one of Ireland’s favorite poets and playwrites.
Dublin, Ireland
While visiting Orchard House it is at times difficult to know if you are in the home of the March sisters or the home where Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women.
Concord, MA
To stop by the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum is to travel into the world that Theodor Geisel gifted all of us.
Springfield, Massachusetts
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