Travel Books to Slow Down With
Episode 1 of the No Extra Words one person's search for story podcast, hosted by Kris Baker Dersch, titled "Travel Books to Slow Down With" was published on February 2, 2018 and runs 30 minutes.
February 2, 2018 ·30m · No Extra Words one person's search for story
Episode Description
Today we're talking book pairings and why this is the new format. Today's books are:
Never in a Hurry: essays on people and places by Naomi Shihab Nye. University of South Carolina Press, 1996
When Wanderers Cease to Roam: a traveler's journal of staying put by Vivian Swift. Bloomsbury, 2008.
Naomi reads her poem "Please Describe How you Became a Writer."
Full transcript of Naomi's "On Being" interview with Kristen Tippett.
Vivian's 2013 interview
Vivian's delightful blog
For information on all the other books we discussed today, check...
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