Thomas Bird – Harmony Express: Travels by Train Through China

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Travel Writing World

Jeremy Bassetti

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7 months ago

With an emphasis on non-fiction travel books, books on place, nature writing, and travel literature, host Jeremy Bassetti talks with the world’s most celebrated writers about their work and about the business and craft of travel writing in this award-winning podcast. Past guests include travel writers like Paul Theroux, Pico Iyer, and Rolf Potts. The show also covers topics related to travel journalism and travel photography.

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Thomas Bird – Harmony Express: Travels by Train Through China

Travel Writing World

39 minutes 56 seconds

1 year ago

Thomas Bird – Harmony Express: Travels by Train Through China

Thomas Bird joins me on the podcast to talk about his book Harmony Express: Travels by Train Through China (Earnshaw Books 2023).

We talk about Thomas's new book and his creative journey, the development and history of China's rail network, freelance writing in China in the early 2000s, China's diversity, his advice for "writing for the ages," and more.

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