In the early twentieth century, Key West was the largest city in Florida. The Great Depression hit Key West hard and it plummeted from its status as the wealthiest city in the country (per capita) to the poorest. The…
What visit to Boston would be complete without a visit to the beautiful Central Library of the Boston Public Library? The BPL recently completed renovations on the Johnson Building, which contains the General Library Departments, housing the BPL’s largest circulating…
The streets of Rome are full of rubble and street art. Bookish street art sightings from a recent trip.
Derek Alton Walcott, OBE OCC is a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. Walcott is also known for his passion for traveling to different countries around the world. This is my new favorite quote.
Street art has been popping up everywhere around Rome over the past years. I had fun taking pictures of literary-themed street art on a recent trip. These were found painted on the security gates of La Mia Libreria –…
