With thousands of us planning our 2013 break, thoughts are naturally turning to that most important of holiday ingredients: the book. But which to take? If you’re in need of some inspiration, help is at hand with #TravelBookChat!
We’ve teamed up with award-winning travel blogger Jayne Gorman (@jayneytravels) to launch a travel reads Twitter chat – the first of which will take place next Wednesday (16th January) at 19:30 GMT on the theme of India.
Why India?
Few destinations have inspired as many books as the subcontinent, from Gregory David Roberts’ epic Shantaram to Suketu Mehta’s revealing account of Mumbai in Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found. And with the film adaptations of Life of Pi and Midnight’s Children pulling in cinema audiences, we think it’s the perfect time to discuss all things India in the world of travel literature.
How will #TravelBookChat work?
Simply log into your Twitter account at the date and time mentioned above and search for the hashtag #TravelBookChat. Jayne will be tweeting a number of questions and comments to discuss over a period of approximately 45 minutes. These will be labelled Q1, Q2 etc, so you’ll need to label your answers A1, A2 with the #TravelBookChat hashtag. Feel free to respond to other people’s answers so we can get the debate going!
What’s up for discussion?
Anything to do with India and travel writing, both fiction and non-fiction. Jayne will be asking the following questions to get the conversation flowing:
- Who are your favourite fictional characters?
- Is there a non-fiction must-read?
- What’s your biggest tearjerker?
- What’s your most memorable read?
- What’s the best guidebook?
- What’s the best and worst film adaptation?
- Shantaram – yay or nay?
Win a £15 online Stanfords voucher!
We’ll be picking a #TravelBookChat participant at random to win a £15 online Stanfords voucher. To be in with a chance of winning, simply follow @StanfordsTravel and get tweeting next Wednesday evening!