Literary Traveler Network | jennifer-ciotta | Activity https://www.literarytraveler.net/members/jennifer-ciotta/activity/ Activity feed for jennifer-ciotta. Sun, 27 Nov 2022 19:29:53 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 7e398795069f57208828b9647ffb51dc jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2009/11/eastern-european-blues/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:05:16 -0400 Oh Kaliningrad.  Is this really an oblast that calls for a visit?  And what exactly is an oblast?

The Kaliningrad oblast is a province of Russia.  Many people do not know about it due to its unique location, […]

]]> 8a26321d3cc0e753ae8a6e2089140952 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2009/12/pushkin-philip-roth/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:05:16 -0400 Take a look at our newest Feature article:

Alexander Pushkin: I Loved You Linen Factory by native Russian writer, Maria Kozyreva.  Step into a Slavic literary world where every year, Russians gather in the Kaluga […]

]]> 1a9eed8dd702fc9b0e1cd774d7fd0e58 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2009/12/the-lovely-bones-movie/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:05:16 -0400 Thumbnail

Can you believe it’s finally coming out?

We waited months and months, and now it’s delayed again!  I’m talking about the release date of the movie, The Lovely Bones, which is based on the best-seller by Alice […]

]]> 9ba82392c320005cbb9401034f118e8e jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2009/12/literary-traveler-christmas/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:05:16 -0400 ThumbnailHere at Literary Traveler, we are just as excited for the holidays as you are!  And we too have to buy presents and get in the holiday spirit.  How is this all possible with life’s busy schedule?

It’s very […]

]]> 9432445a6096ef4138c4276efacae829 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2009/12/reading-new-years-resolution/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:05:16 -0400 Thumbnail

Time to make resolutions.  And many of us can’t keep them, let’s be honest.  It’s hard to stick to that diet, or lose those 10 pounds we really don’t need to lose anyway, right?  Try a solid New Year’s […]

]]> 7489262219ae425d114b67eb484111ca jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2010/01/tips-for-driving-in-england/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:05:16 -0400 Thumbnail

Take a look at our hilarious, newest Feature article entitled:

Tips for Driving in England: Shakespeare, Henry James & Thomas Hardy

I selected this article in particular because it was quite different from our […]

]]> 24fa7e9d30ababc92f2f81799a728ce4 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2010/01/zelda-fitzgerald-roaring-twenties/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:05:16 -0400 Thumbnail

We rarely publish full-scale biographies.  However, this one was so compelling I couldn’t pass it up.

Introducing our newest article: Zelda Fitzgerald: The Roaring Twenties Icon by Sara Hodon.

Zelda Fitzgerald […]

]]> b0f5fba6253a9b37ebf4d34c9a541129 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2010/01/saying-goodbye-to-j-d-salinger/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:04:49 -0400 Thumbnail

It is with a heavy heart that LT found out today that famed Catcher in the Rye author J.D. Salinger died at the age of 91 of natural causes in his New Hampshire home.

Catcher in the Rye is the novel that […]

]]> 22fcb5a6c34772811f39546fce39f626 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2010/02/dennis-lehane-shutter-island-movie-release/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:04:49 -0400 ThumbnailMoviegoers anxiously await the February 19, 2010 release of Shutter Island.  Adapted from the novel written by award-winning author Dennis Lehane, the film is sure to do well in the box office with swoon-worthy […]

]]> 1929436b95585771a4124493268b1a0e jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2010/02/mexico-literature-authors-lts-mexican-series/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:03:42 -0400 ThumbnailIt’s been a brutal winter for many of us.  Cold and snowy, icy and slippery.  As I write this post, heavy wet snowflakes, though delightful and beautiful, descend upon my area of the world.  Forecasters predict it […]

]]> d0c0899475bf2325b1b081b173a22e7d jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2010/09/stonehenge-for-a-budget-non-touristy-tourist/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:56:44 -0400 ThumbnailI’ve officially started my Literary Traveler England trip.  It began last night in Salisbury, England and will end with a once-in-a-lifetime cruise on the world-famous Queen Mary 2!  So please stay tuned all this […]

]]> 19f5d2e78596b882c5cf0a75c7ff53a5 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2010/09/my-lacock-bath-travels/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:56:44 -0400 ThumbnailMy Southern England trip continues as I edge closer to my time ending in Salisbury. As I write this post, it’s a washout as the Brits like to say. In other words, it’s raining heavily. Therefore, yesterday was my […]

]]> acc7f93a8d73d1d10cddcca48e5f8020 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2010/11/washington-irvings-horsemans-hollow/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:55:28 -0400 ThumbnailI thought to myself, when was the last time I’ve been to a haunted house?  Not since I was a kid, for sure.  So I jumped at the chance to go to Horseman’s Hollow, a literary haunted event run by the Historic […]

]]> 6a9a15b7ccf27e8afb3ee94dcf30d5b0 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2010/12/christmas-2010-literary-traveler/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:55:27 -0400 ThumbnailIt’s the Christmas season at Literary Traveler.  I’m personally very excited because I’ll be attending the first Christmas fair of the year this Saturday.  I’m going to the Evening Candlelight Tour at Washington […]

]]> a69bffdc8a6ca8f9a98615e8ba59710e jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2010/12/vladimir-nabokov-love-letters-published-2011/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:55:27 -0400 ThumbnailVladimir Nabokov, the scandalous author of Lolita and The Original of Laura, will have his love letters to his wife Vera published in 2011.  His son, Dmitry, found the 300 unpublished letters in Vera’s archives. […]

]]> 29a3030e168646177137e084d12f5f07 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2010/12/holiday-candlelight-tour-washington-irvings-sunnyside/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:55:27 -0400 ThumbnailAn evening candlelight tour at Washington Irving’s Sunnyside home in Tarrytown, NY seemed like the perfect way to kick off the holiday season.

Sunnyside is perched atop the Hudson River, allowing for striking […]

]]> 3b74ad529e6ec887cd10b3b9127f02cc jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2010/12/winston-churchill-the-poet/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:55:27 -0400 ThumbnailI had wanted an article about Winston Churchill on Literary Traveler for a long time.  But I didn’t want the average run-of-the-mill article about Churchill and his life as Prime Minister and a historian.  […]

]]> c7d333e09fb412587b626230b66dfb09 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2010/12/russians-invade-in-2011/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:55:27 -0400 ThumbnailRussians invade American book market in 2011!  Is that really true?  Actually, it is.  In my Vladimir Nabokov post, I discussed how Vladimir Nabokov’s son is publishing his father’s love letters to his mother.  […]

]]> bc814e9c32e394591e531e9c564b92e1 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2010/12/searching-for-a-book-from-long-ago/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:55:27 -0400 ThumbnailI read a travel book when I was in grad school.  It was about a young, Trinidadian man who traveled to India and wrote horrible things about his native country.  Now what was that book’s name?  Hmmm … Oh yeah.  […]

]]> b5aaeff7d7d9183c5addd4d0cf4f1772 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2010/12/amazon-reports-3rd-generation-kindle-success/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:55:27 -0400 ThumbnailAmazon.com reports that the third generation Kindle is their bestselling product of all time, even beating out Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, book seven of the series.  It’s quite a feat for Amazon to have […]

]]> 1a06cac1ca6e97d9aee65fae91b63939 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/01/agatha-christie-in-torquay-england/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailHappy New Year to all our literary travelers! In order to ring in 2011, we start with a fan favorite: Agatha Christie.  She is one of those authors you just have to admire.  Her brilliantly woven stories and […]

]]> 5d10985e6492127254b16a5cb457cbb2 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/01/american-pastoral-my-literary-movie-pick-for-2011/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 Thumbnail2011 already looks like a big year for literary movies.  The much anticipated movies The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson (starring Johnny Depp) and On the Road by Jack Kerouac (starring a host of famous faces […]

]]> 6e1992b0a266f967093984e90f82e4d1 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/01/travel-agents-vanished-a-pessimists-view-of-next-10-years/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailWhere did all those travel agents go?  Remember those friendly people who would sell you fabulous tours and excursions?  You would sit down, tell them what you want and voila! … a seven-day cruise to Mexico.  […]

]]> a07354863a1fb76c6ddc874772e71c63 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/01/when-the-killings-done-t-c-boyle/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailWhen the Killing’s Done by T.C. Boyle is a highly anticipated novel for 2011.  But did you know the novel is place-oriented?  In other words, we consider it a “travel” or place-oriented work of fiction.

Boyle’s […]

]]> e76868c4932ba3cf45291b96193860fc jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/01/agatha-christie-on-the-nile-egypt/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailWhen I think of Agatha Christie, I definitely think of her on the Nile.  But did you know that when she visited Egypt as a kid she hated it?  I had no idea either.  One of our favorite LT writers, Veronica […]

]]> 0336c142707f75a037fb7faef594044a jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/01/j-d-salinger-estate-settles-w-catcher-sequel-author/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailBefore legendary author J.D. Salinger’s death in January 2010, he finally came out of reclusive hiding … or at least through his army of lawyers … to fight The Catcher in the Rye‘s unauthorized sequel 60 Years […]

]]> e60e56c3548728476bae196548003eff jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/01/paulo-coelhos-books-banned-in-iran/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailPaulo Coelho, famous Brazilian author of The Alchemist, reported on his blog on January 10, 2011 that the Minister of Culture of Iran has banned his books.  Coelho reports that his books have been published in […]

]]> 1f20104d2df929f41613ad6dbbe90552 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/01/black-literary-history-month-2011/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailWe’re proud to celebrate Black History Month in February 2011.  As an American-based magazine, we celebrate along with the rest of the country.  Since our publication focuses on the literary, we decided a long […]

]]> 9f7bd71502d756d2b2d7145239f4b760 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/01/northern-lights-winter-travel/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailToday, I read Chasing the elusive Northern Lights by boat by Susannah Palk for CNN Travel.  Since it’s mid-January, icy and freezing in New York right now, I thought it was an appropriate topic for today’s post.  […]

]]> 4f08a60feb2d3ddd83665398007ec9e7 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/01/james-pattersons-crime-in-washington-d-c/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailWhat crime has James Patterson committed?  None actually.  In fact, Patterson writes psychological thrillers rife with suspense and intrigue.  And he sets all of this crime and mayhem in our nation’s capitol, […]

]]> b90fe292e8acfd90e0af3996f1d6c14b jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/01/queens-library-stops-buying-books/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailSadly, Queens Library, part of the New York City library system, has stopped buying books due to massive budget cuts.  This is in response to last year when Mayor Bloomberg asked the library to cut its spending by […]

]]> 4824194aa23bfb133f82e0496c39c8f9 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/01/aspiring-authors-beware-of-conmen/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailMany of readers here at LT are aspiring authors.  Many of you are working on that first novel, and once you’re finished, you dream of reaping the rewards of fame and money like J.D. Salinger, J.K. Rowling, Stephen […]

]]> 905afed7b24e2d6b77e665c20d747f8e jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/01/derek-walcott-wins-ts-eliotprize-for-poetry/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailJust this past week, Nobel laureate Derek Walcott won Britain’s most prestigious award for poetry, the TS Eliot prize.  He won for his poetry collection White Egrets, which meditates on aging and dying.

White […]

]]> bab95db25c11d8592e537a56d0de37a6 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/02/harry-potter-in-alaska-for-winter-2011/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailHarry Potter is a phenomenon.  We all know that.  Even though J.K. Rowling put out her last Harry Potter book a while ago, readers still love him and want to believe in Harry and his magical powers.  His world is […]

]]> 3db178ec01ad591b538f89805200c72a jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/02/kick-off-black-history-month-w-zora-neale-hurston/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailBlack History Month is finally here.  And we’re celebrating it by highlighting all of our articles about African American writers.  We’ll also be throwing in a couple Caribbean writers and an article on Ghana, so […]

]]> fa5f1497485e6a72cf28c5fb5675ef22 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/02/faith-ringgold-on-the-rooftops-of-harlem/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailBlack History Month continues with Faith Ringgold, renown artist and author of the children’s classic Tar Beach.  Ringgold grew up in the Depression era in Harlem in the 1930s. As a young girl, she saw the […]

]]> 15c07213cc507cb26dfe1279ae86d064 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/02/langston-hughes-in-harlem/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailWho embodies the Harlem Renaissance more than any other writer?  Langston Hughes, of course.  This black poet created not only inspirational poetry, but poetry that is cool. Langston’s poem “Harlem” (more […]

]]> 37a6442b2855f7d6997c5da0d0f4fc34 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/02/nella-larsens-identity-crisis/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailAs a black woman who was coming of age in the early part of the 20th century, it was hard for Nella Larsen to understand where she fit.  Her mother was of Danish descent, a white woman, and her biological father […]

]]> 63f179f6769539dbc80f5ae75ad3fc99 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/02/behind-the-article-oscar-wilde-at-pere-lachaise/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:59 -0400 ThumbnailOur latest article, Jim Morrison & Lipstick Kisses at Oscar Wilde’s Pere-Lachaise, is very rock-n-roll.  Wilde was flamboyant, fun-loving and ostentatious, so why not be buried in Pere-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, […]

]]> 10b8013a68cd4e84bca2a8a8c578be06 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/02/touring-harlem-with-literary-traveler/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:15 -0400 ThumbnailHarlem is a place that is so closely imbued in the hearts of Americans everywhere.  Even tourists from around the world come to see the streets of Harlem, a once Mecca to the black artist, including the black […]

]]> fed8e0b91db671ad4f92b6d54c38f256 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/02/black-jewish-walter-mosley/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:15 -0400 ThumbnailHe’s the guy wearing the fedora.  He’s the guy who looks black, but actually comes from an extensive history of Jewish Eastern Europeans.  He’s also the guy who explores American black culture in his mystery […]

]]> c5b1198fb1151f1eb422e9716feb27c2 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/02/mark-twain-black-slavery-in-hannibal-mo/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:15 -0400 ThumbnailThere’s a part of black history that no one likes to talk about; however, without this history we would not have insightful literary black voices, narratives and stories passed down from generation to generation.  […]

]]> ca14d562437375eadc5210f10043f391 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/02/celebrating-african-writers-too/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:15 -0400 ThumbnailOf course, this is Black History Month at LT, and we’ve been honoring African American writers.  But we’d like to change it up a bit and honor a literary tradition and writer that come from the exquisite continent […]

]]> bada148ef12143fda7d98f394fbcbed8 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/02/behind-the-article-anne-frank-lives-on/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:15 -0400 ThumbnailAnne Frank is a legend.

But is she a historical legend or a literary legend?  That’s the question literary expert Francine Prose tackles in her book entitled Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife.  […]

]]> 8c68b11ef4b8a173ad53412027a333b0 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/02/writers-of-the-west-indies/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:15 -0400 ThumbnailWe’ve celebrated African American and African writers, so now it’s time to look to the Caribbean.  Usually, people think of palm trees, flawless beaches, aqua waters and beach-side resorts.  The Caribbean islands […]

]]> 9fe2d5deea1e7fc83e3c38270303a5fd jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/02/will-literary-colin-firth-win-the-oscar/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:15 -0400 ThumbnailColin Firth is certainly a handsome brooder.  He’s made his mark on literary television when he played the always brooding Mr. Darcy in the BBC miniseries of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.  For those of […]

]]> b26c8acd6d7346c18860c0961916b672 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/03/behind-the-article-karl-marxs-communist-roots/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:15 -0400 ThumbnailKarl Marx is a controversial figure.  Some people grimace with the mention of his name while others celebrate his contributions to political history.  Marxism was a political ideology that swept through Europe and […]

]]> 631703a86b965f03907ccaf8359af4b3 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/03/remembering-shirley-jacksons-the-lottery/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:15 -0400 ThumbnailShirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” is a short story worth remembering.  I won’t ruin the ending for you if you haven’t read it … but it’s quite frankly one of the most memorable and bizarre endings in literary […]

]]> 6fba079637f9a6e5212f7de3c4f000a9 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/03/behind-the-article-great-brazilian-lyricist-vinicius/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:15 -0400 ThumbnailOh, Brazil.  We all want to go there.  The beaches of paradise, the beautiful people, the hot sand between our toes.  But Brazil offers more than fun and sun.  In fact, it’s downright literary.  There is a great […]

]]> 9b77497a32e953aa283d4973d0134689 jennifer-ciotta wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2011/03/irish-james-joyce-dublin-pubs-to-italy-switzerland/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:15 -0400 ThumbnailSt. Patty’s Day is on the way.  Although it’s only a small, religious celebration in Ireland, we Americans know how to take a holiday and turn it into debauchery and fun!  All this week, in honor of St. Patrick’s […]

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