Host Diana Korte speaks with New Zealand-born, Australia-raised, Brooklyn-based writer Ella Morton ( who co-authored the first title in this book collection, the “Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide To The World’s Hidden Wonders.”
For sure this is not your usual travel guide. Ella describes the book’s beginnings and how it came to be filled with some 700 sights you’ve likely not seen. Not many people have. Such as the Stairway to Heaven in Hawaii, the secret apartment in the Eiffel Tower and that flaming hole in the Turkmenistan desert.
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Booktalk: Traveler Ella Morton, co-author of “Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide To The World’s Hidden Wonders” Veronica Straight-Lingo
Top authors are interviewed on this 10-minute program that captures their words about their books and ideas and often the story behind the story. The show, hosted by Diana Korte and engineered by Gene Korte, is in its 29th year of production.
