Have books, will travel: events that bring authors and readers together are a new front in the evolution of the black book market.

Pack your bags and hit the road--or the high seas. Readers are gathering in hotels, in secluded resorts and on cruise ships for weekend or weeklong vacations that include their favorite authors--and there's one that is perfect for you. Reader retreats are the latest turn in our literary evolution.

In the last decade or so lifelong rea...

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