I always enjoy reading a fictonal account (and biographies) while traveling to a certain location. In the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, I picked up a copy of The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander. In Skagway, Alaska, I bought Good Time Girls of the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush (though non-fiction). I bought my SIL a book taking place in Venice prior to our Med cruise last month: City Of Falling Angels by John Berendt. Just for fun, I got Dreamboat by Judith Gould (a fun sounding cruise mystery).

In my search to find good reading material that take place in different parts of the world, I ran across this website , a list of bibliographies of world fiction. Hope you all find it useful.

Thank you Beth. It looks like a great site.

Kathy

Beth, what fun that site is! Some great suggestions. Like you, I love to read about locales I plan to visit or have already visited. (You mentioned "City of Falling Angels," which I read after seeing Venice.)

I've bookmarked the site to go back to again and again. Thanks!

Beth, thanks for posting the link. I like the idea of reading fiction/non-fiction about the locations I'm visiting. Just have to put it into practice!

Beth, if you like St. Petersburg fiction, don't miss Steven Barry's two books: The Amber Room and the Romanov Prophecy.. they almost make you believe it is non fiction!!!
Lynn