Thomas Swick

Author of Unquiet Days, A Way to See the World,The Joys of Travel, and Falling into Place: A Story of Love, Poland, and the Making of a Travel Writer.

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There can be no better illustration of the disdain editors now have for travel writing than the appearance in the New York Times Magazine’s special Voyages issue of a story about a three-day retreat in an all-dark room.

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Not sure why the City of Miami thinks it needs a lot of land for this.

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Next Thursday I'll be in conversation with Barbara Drake-Vera about my memoir at The Lynx in Gainesville, FL. https://t.co/hPE9z53DBM

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A quick reminder that I'll be speaking about my memoir this Wednesday at 7 pm at the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City. If you're in the area, please drop by.

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Until last night's Emmy Awards show - specifically Hannah Einbinder's acceptance speech - I had never heard anyone express support for Palestine and the Philadelphia Eagles in the same breath.

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In Literary Hub today, I write about the surprising connections between writers and tennis players (just in time for the US Open finals this weekend): https://t.co/J9OZT6R0kA

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@ck_gen Louis, in the essay I write that there were exceptions, and cite Naipaul as a big one. I also talk about how Theroux created a travel writing craze in this country, that lasted about 15 years.

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“Fifty years ago, The Great Railway Bazaar appeared and dazzlingly lifted travel writing out of its midcentury doldrums.” https://t.co/RvWSV0gnid

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Central Florida friends, or anyone looking for a respite after a day at Disney: I’ll be speaking Tuesday at the beautiful Winter Park Library.

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Saturday, Lionel Messi played at Chase Stadium (and scored a hat trick) while Taylor Swift sang at Hard Rock Stadium (to a record 80,000-plus crowd) – two of the world’s most famous people performing on the same night in South Florida.

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A huge thank you to the Woodstock Fine Arts Association for hosting me yesterday in the town opera house, as grand a venue as I’ve appeared in and the launching pad for a local boy named Orson Welles.

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On the excellent podcast Personal Landscapes, Ryan Murdock and I talk about Poland, the Cold War, travel books, travel writing, and even movies. https://t.co/BC8HQyS4c3

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New Rule for Real Time with Bill Maher: When they run the same show two consecutive weeks perhaps they can call it a “repeat” instead of an "encore presentation.”

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October is Polish American Heritage Month, one of the less promoted of the themed months. I know an excellent way to celebrate it.