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Ryan Murdock’s “A Sunny Place for Shady People”
Ryan Murdock joins me in today’s episode. We talk about his new book A Sunny Place for Shady People: How Malta Became One of the Most Curious and Corrupt Places in the World. The interview was actuall
Michael Kerr on 2024 Travel Books
Michael Kerr joins me on the podcast to chat about the transformation of travel media from storytelling to a more utilitarian approach driven by the internet and market forces, the current trends in t
Doreen Cunningham – Soundings: Journeying to Alaska in the Company of Whales
Doreen Cunningham joins me on the podcast to talk about her book Soundings: Journeying to Alaska in the Company of Whales (Scribner 2022). Purchase Soundings by Doreen Cunningham Support your lo
Thomas Bird – Harmony Express: Travels by Train Through China
Thomas Bird joins me on the podcast to talk about his book Harmony Express: Travels by Train Through China (Earnshaw Books 2023). We talk about Thomas's new book and his creative journey, the devel
Thomas Swick – Falling Into Place: A Story of Love, Poland, and the Making of a Travel Writer
Thomas Swick joins me on the podcast to talk about his book Falling Into Place: A Story of Love, Poland, and the Making of a Travel Writer (Rowman & Littlefield 2023). Thomas and I chat about Toms
Jeremy Bassetti Speaks with Ryan Murdock about “The Hill of the Skull”
Toady Im bringing you a conversation I had with Ryan Murdock for his Personal Landscapes Podcast. He was kind enough to not only chat with me about my book The Hill of the Skull on his podcast, but l
“The Hill of the Skull” Book Launch on Kickstarter
A quick update to announce my new photobook memoir The Hill of the Skull launches today on Kickstarter. The campaign runs from September 25 until October 26, 2023. The book features a 7,000-word me
Tom Parfitt – High Caucasus
Tom Parfitt joins me on the podcast to talk about his book High Caucasus (Headline 2023). Tom and I have a sober conversation about the 2004 Beslan School Massacre, his reporting in Russia, and his
Jeff Biggers – In Sardinia
Jeff Biggers joins me on the podcast today, and were talking about his new book In Sardinia: An Unexpected Journey in Italy, which is as much a cultural history of the island as it is a travel book.
Tim Hannigan – The Granite Kingdom
Tim Hannigan is back on the Travel Writing World podcast, this time to talk about his new book The Granite Kingdom: A Cornish Journey, which is a literary and literal journey through Cornwall. In