To mark the May 2014 release of the paperback version of Paris to the Pyrenees: A Skeptic Pilgrim Walks the Way of Saint…
The life, times, adventures, books, and other passions, of bestselling author David Downie in Paris and Rome, France and Italy.
Category: US Book Tour April/May 2013
We’re still on book tour for Paris to the Pyrenees, just arrived in the Bay Area, where it’s scorching hot in more ways than one.…
Updated May 2, 2013: exciting new radio-book event added to schedule! See below!! Please come to one of the many events organized on…
“An entertaining read… fabulous company!”—Jacki Lyden, NPR All Things Considered Friends, family and others not yet known to this writer were stunned yesterday, Sunday,…
The other day Alison and I walked the pilgrimage route — Rue Saint Jacques — across Paris again, this time with cameras and tape recorders…
Anyone who thinks the modern French are not still obsessed by the tragiheroic figure of Vercingetorix ought to think again. This is the guy who…
It's not often that I share a lede and link to a review of one of my books, but this one is so outstanding…
If you've been following this blog you know that when Alison Harris and I set out to cross France we started in Vezelay (well,…
Longitude Books is a specialized site with just about every book ever published in the field of travel, including historical accounts such as my…
This just in from APF, amazing! How did they get onto this so fast?–David and Alison APR, Paris: Pope Benedict XVI Gives the…
Andrew Riggsby, Professor of Classics and Art History at The University of Texas, Austin is an expert on Rome and Roman history (among the…