Once again I managed to read more books this year than last. One reason for that is I also interviewed more authors for Talking Travel on Global Traveler. Like last year, I divided my book list into three categories: Books Published This Year, Books from My Interviews and Oldies but Goodies.
Books Published This Year
Mary’s Roadie: My Travels with Mary the Mother of Jesus by Kevin Matthews
The Last Hart Beating by Nattie Neidhart
Hammered: The Fight of My Life by Dave Schultz
The Paris Express by Emma Donaghue
Return to Dead Park by John Cosper
Books from my Talking Travel interviews:
I Bear Witness by Dan McNeil
Color Your Travel Dreams by Karen Schaler
My Softball Dream Coloring Book by Monica Abbott
Go Girl 2: Go Girl: The Black Women’s Book of Travel and Adventure by Elaine Lee
It Happened!: A Uniquely Lucky Life in Sports Television by Jim Lampley
Frommer’s Ireland 2026 by Pauline Frommer
Terminal Anxiety by Justin Spencer
Keep Digging: Discovering the Greatest Story Ever Told, Through the Greatest Game Ever Played by Danny Sheaffer
Grave Undertakings by Suzi Quatro
Draw Your Adventures by Samantha Dion Baker
Ready for Liftoff: Becoming an Astronaut of the Mars Generation by Alyssa Carson
Flirting with Disaster: True Travel Tales of Fear, Failure, and Faith by Angie Orth
The Impossible Journey: An incredible voyage through every country in the world without flying by Thor Pedersen
Global Games by Richard Newton
Oldies but Goodies
Stay Tuned: Conversations with Dad from the Other Side by Jenniffer Weigel
The Beauty of Love: A Memoir of Miracles, Hope, and Healing by Laura and Jorge Posada
— John Wroblewski, online writer
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