Travel Writing

Travel writing or travel memoirs are a very popular genre among today’s readers. On a recent trip to Bali (now that’s a topic for another blog entry!), I was privileged to hear one of the foremost travel writers speak on the subject of travel writing. To call Pico Iyer a travel writer is to do him a disservice. He is much more than that. He is a shrewd observer of the world and its inhabitants. Whether he is writing of a familiar locale (Los Angeles) or someplace more exotic (Bhutan) he draws the reader into that culture. We have several of his books in the library catalog and you can also find magazine articles he has written in our online periodicals database. Whether you ever get to travel to these exotic locations or not, check out Pico Iyer’s writings and become an armchair adventurer.

KS at LaFarge