Gail Pool's Blog, page 12
July 14, 2016
Eric Newby on Dun Aengus
Dun Aengus is "not only one of the wonders of Ireland, but of the entire western world." ―Eric Newby, Round Ireland in Low Gear
June 27, 2016
Great new review!
A wonderful new review of Lost Among the Baining, on Amazon:
"Pool's memoir of 16 months with the Baining of New Guinea is refreshingly honest and deeply personal. A highly successful editor and writer, she focuses squarely on what she perceives as her failures as an observer and partner during the expedition and in the years following. Paradoxically the result is a compelling and beautifully written description of the simplicity and nobility of Baining culture and her slow but compelling awakening to its meaning and power in her life."
http://amzn.to/296ApDH
www.gailpool.com
"Pool's memoir of 16 months with the Baining of New Guinea is refreshingly honest and deeply personal. A highly successful editor and writer, she focuses squarely on what she perceives as her failures as an observer and partner during the expedition and in the years following. Paradoxically the result is a compelling and beautifully written description of the simplicity and nobility of Baining culture and her slow but compelling awakening to its meaning and power in her life."
http://amzn.to/296ApDH
www.gailpool.com
June 25, 2016
Excellent book!
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith: highly recommended!
June 21, 2016
Book Review: Biking Ireland in Rain, Sleet, Snow, and Gale Winds
Round Ireland in Low Gear By Eric Newby. Viking, 1987, 308 pp. Its doubtful that youre planning to bicycle through Ireland in the winter. But if you want proof that its not a good idea, youll certainly find it in Eric Newbys Round Ireland in Low Gear. In 1985, Newby and his wife, Wanda, remembering Ireland in the 1960s as idiosyncratic and fun, decide to return. Their aim is mainly to enjoy themselves. But this is Eric Newby, former Travel Editor of the Observer and travel writer par excellen...
Biking Ireland in Rain, Sleet, Snow, and Gale Winds
Round Ireland in Low Gear By Eric Newby. Viking, 1987, 308 pp. Its doubtful that youre planning to bicycle through Ireland in the winter. But if you want proof that its not a good idea, youll certainly find it in Eric Newbys Round Ireland in Low Gear. In 1985, Newby and his wife, Wanda, remembering Ireland in the 1960s as idiosyncratic and fun, decide to return. Their aim is mainly to enjoy themselves. But this is Eric Newby, former Travel Editor of the Observer and travel writer par excellen...
June 19, 2016
Everywhen: The Eternal Present in Indigenous Art from Australia
Australian Aboriginal art is so often about place that, like maps, it seems to me a kind of travel writing. This work is from "Everywhen: The Eternal Present in Indigenous Art from Australia," a terrific exhibition at the Harvard Art Museums.
June 9, 2016
Book Recommendation: Who Said What, About Where?
The Travellers' Dictionary of Quotation: Who Said What, About Where?, by Peter Yapp, is a great resource for travel writers and researchers--and it's also great fun to read. If you can get hold of a copy! Published in 1983, the book now seems to be out of print--I hope some publisher will bring out a new, updated edition.
"Who Said What, About Where?" Travel Quotations
The Travellers' Dictionary of Quotation: Who Said What, About Where?, by Peter Yapp, is a great resource for travel writers and researchers--and it's also great fun to read. If you can get hold of a copy! Published in 1983, the book now seems to be out of print--I hope some publisher will bring out a new, updated edition.
June 5, 2016
Book Review: Travels with Charley:Dog On Board!
Travels with Charley: In Search of America By John Steinbeck. First published 1961. Penguin Edition, 1986, 277 pp.
John Steinbeck's account of the American road trip he took in 1960 with his French poodle Charley is surely a classic that all travel book reviewers should have read. So its with some embarrassment that I confess Ive only gotten around to it now. Why had I never read it? After all, you dont simply miss such an acclaimed and popular work in your field. Clearly, I had avoided it. In...
John Steinbeck's account of the American road trip he took in 1960 with his French poodle Charley is surely a classic that all travel book reviewers should have read. So its with some embarrassment that I confess Ive only gotten around to it now. Why had I never read it? After all, you dont simply miss such an acclaimed and popular work in your field. Clearly, I had avoided it. In...
June 1, 2016
Book Recommendation
The Innocent Anthropologist, by Nigel Barley, is a terrific book about the reality of doing fieldwork: intelligent, funny, and very honest. Highly, highly recommended for all readers, not just anthropologists.
