Inside the writing of The Longest Road
A lot of people, maybe most people, think they can write a book. Are you one of them? My recent writing journey.
Of maps, atlases, and the end of adventure in the digital age
I love maps in all their forms: road maps, road atlases, topographic maps, marine charts. But I feel that the benign tyranny of electronic navigation can turn an adventure into a mediocre experience, like a trip to the mall. Agree or disagree?
Song of the cicada and other bugs of the road
Cicadas and love bugs swarmed us. Ticks plagued our campsites. The ubiquitous mosquito was with us all the way. But for sheer horror the insect in the bath house in a backwoods Tennessee campground won the gold medal.
Travels with Leslie
Before we left on our 4-month trip, some of Leslie’s friends said encouraging things like, “My husband and I would kill each other.” Here’s what happened instead….
Travels with Sage and Sky
John Steinbeck traveled with Charley, his poodle. I traveled 16,000 miles with Sage and Sky, my two English setters. We had some adventures together, related in the book. Share on my site the adventures you’ve had with your dog on long hauls.
STRANGLE ‘”REACH OUT” IN THE WOMB!
Recently, an editor informed me that a reporter from the New York Times was going to “reach out” to me soon. This was my reply: I am on a lonely campaign to prevent another atrocity to the English language. For years now, we have been reading and listening...Two simple questions, surprising answers
On my Longest Road journey, I spoke to dozens of people from all walks of life and asked them 2 questions. What some of them had to say may surprise you.
For those of you in a hurry….
I previously posted a 5-minute book trailer that featured narrated excerpts from THE LONGEST ROAD. For those of you in a rush, here is a quicker one-minute video overview of the book, produced by Nick Katzenbach (the photos and video snippets were taken by my wife,...CROSSERS review
I invite visitors to this site to read this review of my 2009 novel, “Crossers”. http://brooklynbugle.com/2013/04/19/brooklyn-bugle-book-club-crossers-by-philip-caputo. It sums up the book quite well. “Crossers” attempts to present a complex...About THE LONGEST ROAD book trailer
I’m urging visitors to this site to take a look at the trailer for my new book, The Longest Road (subtitled: Overland in Search of America from Key West to the Arctic Ocean), to be published in July of this year by Henry Holt and Company. It sums up, in five minutes, what The Longest Road is about and what motivated me to write it. Click “More–>” to learn more about the words, images, and music behind this little video, and to watch it, too….
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