On Franz Kafka’s Trail
By David Strum It’s no wonder people get confused about Franz Kafka’s nationality. A Czech Jew who wrote in German, Kafka was a citizen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at birth in 1883 and a citizen of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reading About The Holocaust During the Holidays
By Kelsey A. Liebenson-Morse Like any respectable book-a-holic, I cannot leave the library with fewer than three to five books. During a recent trip, I picked up Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader, and then...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Valentine’s Day “Group Love” Staff Post: Who’s Your Fictional Dream Date?
By Literary Traveler staff and interns Who isn’t really into a great character from literature? Who doesn’t remember falling in love (probably for the first time) with the protagonist of a favorite...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Escape to the Big Top: A Review of The Night Circus
By Kelsey Liebenson-Morse The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. The opening lines of Erica Morgenstern’s debut novel, The Night...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Methods of Adaptation: Is Bigger Always Better?
By Wesley Sharer When it comes to adapting much-loved stories for the big screen, whether the source is a popular novel, a classic fairy tale, or even another movie, there can never be a precise 1:1...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Library Hotel: Literary Luxury in New York City
The Library Hotel, NYC By Amanda Festa Hotels belong to no one and everyone. They are temporary resting places, providing transient comfort when we are away from home. A hotel doesn’t know where you’re...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 2015 Literary Fauxscars: The Results are In!
Every year, the staff of Literary Traveler has a lot of fun watching and discussing the year’s best (and not-so-great) literary adaptations. From contemporary fiction favorites such as Gone Girl to...
View Article
