Category: Book Club

TNN’s January Book Club: “The Caliph’s House – A Year in Casablanca” with author Tahir Shah

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Written by NomadicMatt @ Nomadic Matt's Travel Site

Inspired by the Moroccan vacations of his childhood, Tahir Shah decides to buy a house in Casablanca and moves his family there from England in hopes of breaking out the monotony of life in London and exposing his children to a more carefree childhood. This book is beautifully written and endlessly enthralling. Shah is a masterful […]

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TNN’s November Book Club: “Beyond Guilt Trips” with author Dr. Anu Taranath

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Written by NomadicMatt @ Nomadic Matt's Travel Site

Every year, hundreds of thousands of young people pack their bags to study or volunteer abroad. Well-intentioned and curious Westerners — brought up to believe that international travel broadens our horizons — travel to low-income countries to learn about people and cultures different from their own. While travel abroad can provide much-needed perspective, it can […]

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TNN: October Travel Book Club “In Every Mirror She’s Black”

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Written by NomadicMatt @ Nomadic Matt's Travel Site

Travel writer, photographer, and best-selling author Lola Akinmade Åkerström’s debut novel, In Every Mirror She’s Black, is an arresting read for anyone looking for insight into what it means to be a Black woman in today’s world. Told through the perspectives of three women as they navigate a foreign country, In Every Mirror She’s Black is fast-paced, richly […]

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TNN’s September Book Club: “Turn Right at Machu Picchu” with author Mark Adams

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Written by Erica @ Nomadic Matt's Travel Site

This book recounts Adams’s tale of roughing it through Peru in search of Inca ruins and ancient cities while following archaeologist Hiram Bingham’s original route. The book taught me a lot about Peru, and made me inspired to visit a lot of the sites Adams explored on my next trip there. Like him, I fully […]

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TNN: August Travel Book Club: “Take More Vacations” by Scott Keyes

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Written by Erica @ Nomadic Matt's Travel Site

Hey everyone, This new book by Scott Keyes of Scott’s Cheap Flights explains how to get cheap flights and improve your trips. It’s half practical tips and half travel philosophy. There’s a lot of information in here on how airlines and ticket pricing works. Scott demystifies the entire process. Most of these strategies will apply […]

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TNN: July Book Club “Scotland Beyond the Bagpipes” by Helen Ochyra

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Written by NomadicMatt @ Nomadic Matt's Travel Site

Hey everyone, Helen Ochyra is a UK travel writer who realized that, despite many visits to Scotland for work, she never really saw the country. So, she hops in a car and heads off to explore the country beyond just weekend work trips. It’s funny, easy to read, and full of insights into Scotland, a […]

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