Authors Jane Smiley, Karen Joy Fowler, Natalie Baszille, Shirley Streshinsky and editor Don George will celebrate the launch of Lonely Planet's Better Than Fiction 2 at Book Passage.
The follow-up to Lonely Planet's highly-praised anthology Better Than Fiction from 2012, Better Than Fiction 2: True Adventures from 30 Great Fiction Writers (Lonely Planet / $15.99 / November 2015) is new collection of nonfiction travel stories once again edited by National Geographic’s award-winning travel editor Don George and told by some of the world’s most acclaimed novelists, including Dave Eggers, Jane Smiley, Karen Joy Fowler, Alexander McCall Smith and more.
From Azerbaijan to Vietnam, Iceland to India, the tales in this collection transport readers around the globe and vary widely in theme – coming-of-age adventures to midlife meditations – creating a moving microcosm of our modern world. By turns witty, powerful and poignant, these 30 short stories beautifully convey the invaluable gifts travel has to offer.
Authors Jane Smiley, Karen Joy Fowler, Natalie Baszille, Shirley Streshinsky and editor Don George will celebrate the launch of Lonely Planet's Better Than Fiction 2 at Book Passage.
The follow-up to Lonely Planet's highly-praised anthology Better Than Fiction from 2012, Better Than Fiction 2: True Adventures from 30 Great Fiction Writers (Lonely Planet / $15.99 / November 2015) is new collection of nonfiction travel stories once again edited by National Geographic’s award-winning travel editor Don George and told by some of the world’s most acclaimed novelists, including Dave Eggers, Jane Smiley, Karen Joy Fowler, Alexander McCall Smith and more.
From Azerbaijan to Vietnam, Iceland to India, the tales in this collection transport readers around the globe and vary widely in theme – coming-of-age adventures to midlife meditations – creating a moving microcosm of our modern world. By turns witty, powerful and poignant, these 30 short stories beautifully convey the invaluable gifts travel has to offer.
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