Red Nose behind me, I have been overtaken by the lurgi again! This really is unfair since I was hoping to have a relaxing and enjoyable weekend. Instead, I am trapped by aches and pains in my bed. At the moment I want to lie down but I've been in bed for 12 hours and ache so much I can't so here I am writing. What will come of this writing lark, I have no idea!
I shall return to my summer trip rather than writing about education. It takes far less thought. This is a warning then, if you only want to read about educational matters, move on to another blog!
I have finally booked nearly all the sections of my train trip across the states. I have the train booked from Detroit to Reno, via Ann Arbor, Chicago, Kansas City and Reno and the air flight from the UK to Canada return and a flight from San Francisco back to Toronto. Now it's just the little bits and I will do those shortly because I can see myself just forgetting about them otherwise.
Being a librarian, I have decided to read books which are set in the areas I am passing through, books which have a strong sense of place. I mentioned this on Facebook and have already had some suggestions. I must admit that I'm not sure which states I will be travelling through so I suppose I had better get that sorted out first. I imagine that this will be one of those few occasions where I will be reading on a mobile device since I don't want to take too much luggage! I really haven't enjoyed the experience of reading on a Kindle or my i-Pad but who knows, it may grow on me.
One of my favorite writers about books is Nancy Pearl, and I've had a look at her book Book Lust on the Go. Unfortunately for this trip, she hasn't written much about places I am visiting in the US. YALSA puts out something on YA books taking place in various states but I would rather avoid young adult books for my summer reading.
So, I will start with something set in Detroit, either one of Loren Estleman's mysteries or The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. This was his debut novel and apparently, his second Middlesex, won the Pulitzer Prize. Perhaps that's the one I should start with! There is also a book called The Art Student's War, which comes highly recommended. We shall see!
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