Janine di Giovanni on covering conflicts in Syria, Gaza and Bosnia, on vanishing Christian communities in the Middle East, and on nesting, on loneliness, on risk, and on not going home -- with TWBC

Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, longing and belonging, and home.In this first edition, I speak with writer and journalist Janine di Giovanni discussing her latest book, The Vanishing: The Twilight of Christianity in the Middle East, as well as looking back to her The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches from Syria and Ghosts By Daylight: A Memoir of War and Love.Consider supporting your local bookshop.The Wandering Book Collector would like to thank the supporters of this podcast:Abercrombie & Kent — Creating unique, meticulously planned journeys into hard-to-reach wildernesses and cultures.TUMI — Creating world-class business, travel and performance luxury essentials.Ultimate Library — Creating bespoke book collections to educate and inspire.If you’re enjoying the podcast, I’d love you to leave a rating or a review.To learn about future editions, please subscribe or hit “follow” on your podcast app of choice.For more on the podcast, book recs, what books to pack for where’s next, and who’s up next, I’m across socials @michellejchan. I’d love to hear from you.And if you’ve missed any, do catch up. From Bernardine Evaristo to Afua Hirsch to Carla Power, they’re all gripping.Thank you for listening!All credit for sound effects: the artists and founders of Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com. All credit for music: the artists and founders of Soundstripe.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.