Reading Material

Man, it's going to be a busy 6 weeks until the trip - already is, pretty much, with work and also writing a new book before I leave to hand to my agent. And I need to read, read, read. I read a lot about India for my last trip and Tibet is an ongoing interest of mine, so you can check out my Goodreads list to see what I've already read and reviewed, especially the stuff with the Tibet tag.

I've got some Travel Guides (for India, Nepa, and Tibet) but I won't be bringing a lot of them with me, as past experience has told me that they are (a) heavy and (b) ridiculously easy to get for a few bucks over there, and I have other things to bring, like a computer and of course some Talmud. I also have a Kindle, which hopefully will not die on this trip like it died in Tel Aviv. I don't use it much when I'm not traveling, but man is it something to have on a trip.

Reading list:

Dharamsala: Tibetan Refuge (non-fiction)

Dharamsala Diaries (non-fiction)

Among the Tibetans (non-fiction)

Sky-Train: Tibetan Women at the Edge of History (non-fiction)

A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State (history)

A Place Beneath the Pipal Tree (Nepalese historical fiction)

Faulty Glasses and Other Stories (Nepalese fiction)

Dance of the Snow Dragon (Tibetan historical fiction)

Some Books on Oral History from the library

I am really looking forward to being able to buy Indian books again. India has a tremendous English-language publishing industry but the books are rarely brought to the States except as expensive imports. In the historical epic and fantasy categories they really excel. The inter-state airport has an incredible selection. I was very surprised when I got back from India at how few of these books I could find in America, even with Amazon, where I buy most of my books used. I won't lack for Shabbos reading material while I'm there, that's for sure.