Other Good Travel Reading

Current reading:

1. The Covenant of Water – Abraham Verghese’s amazing novel set in Kerala, India
2. God’s Hotel – Virginia Sweet’s memoir about Laguna Honda hospital in San Francisco – remarkable
3. Home Waters – John N. Maclean writes about his father and the writing of A River Runs Through It
4. Fierce Poise – Alexander Nemerov’s biography of abstract expressionist painter Helen Frankenthaler

Film, TV, and Podcasts:

1. Adolescence – Netflix limited series about a young boy charged with murder. Excellent but hard to watch.
2. The Friend – the film version of Sigrid Nunez’s novel starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, and a dog named Bing/Apollo. Great adaptation by David Siegel and Scott McGeehee.
3. 1923 – the Yellowstone prequel with Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren
4. The Only Girl in the Orchestra – Oscar winning documentary about the New York Philharmonic bassist

Favorite blogs and websites:

1. https://kate-ballbach.squarespace.com/  Seattle friends living in London and exploring Europe with their kids. Truly good writing about everyday living.
2. http://www.gandt.com/  A Navy/Pan Am colleague who writes excellent aviation fiction and non-fiction
3. https://alexandradaneblog.wordpress.com/  A blogger/memoirist friend