New York.- By Vicki J. Yiannias
Camille Cusumaro, editor of Greece, A Love Story, published by Seal Press, writes in her introduction to the collection of stories about the Greek experience that she visited that “isle-perforated land of scintillating whites and impossible blues” for the first time in 1976. She “drank ouzo and retsina, ate the unforgettable cream of yogurts and wrapped her tongue around few Greek phrases,” and thought she had experienced the culture. But when she began working with the stories of this anthology she was carried back to Greece and her perception of the place was broadened.

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Admit it. You’re envious of Susan Orlean, that well-known and well-traveled New Yorker writer. She had the luminous Meryl Streep play her in a movie. In the film of your life, you’ll probably have Corey Feldman. She’s been to Khao San Road, Thailand — the backpacker’s best worst kept secret; as for you, the closest you’ll ever get is that bowl of moldy pad thai in your fridge. But indulging in a pique of misplaced envy is one thing, reading 304 pages of kick-ass prose is quite another. Admit it. She earns her keep, and her newest book, My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who’s Been Everywhere, showcases her entertaining — and dare I say it — the best travel writing this side of the hemisphere. Full Story »