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My Ian Frazier Monologue: How to be Curious

  By Robert Reid | July 30, 2012 - 4:54 pm | , ,
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Sometimes people ask me who my favorite writer is. And I’m always embarrassed not to have a prepared reply. I had phases with Twain then Dostoevsky, and quieter ones stalking the words of various college football columnists. I don’t really have one, I guess. From now on I’m just going to say that whenever there’s a subject I’m drawn to, one I’d imagine … Read on →

Interview: Ian Frazier on Siberia

  By Robert Reid | February 15, 2011 - 9:51 am | ,
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Ian Frazier spent about 17 years researching and writing ‘Travels in Siberia,’ about the same time Axl Rose took for ‘Chinese Democracy’ – but with better results. Frazier’s fascination for the forlorn and mythic, plus his humor, has always appealed to me. When I started as a Lonely Planet author, I picked put two destinations atop my author wish-list: the US Great Plains … Read on →