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Time Travel For The Everyday Adventurer

Petra Mayer, NPR Book Editor, shares a group of time traveling tales that will inject a sense of adventure into anyone’s summer.

By Petra Mayer

This summer, consider going on a journey of a different kind – a trip through time. NPR books editor Petra Mayer discusses her picks from NPR’s “Book Your Trip” series. Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson also recommends “Tuck Everlasting” and “The Sixty-Eight Rooms” series.

Petra Mayer’s Time Travel Book Picks

Connie Willis “To Say Nothing of the Dog“
Jack Finney “Time And Again“
Octavia E. Butler “Kindred“

See the full list here: Turn The Clock Back (Or Forward) With Time-Traveling Tales

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Petra Mayer, NPR books editor. She tweets @Petramatic.

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