More seasoned than a tourist or a sightseer, librarian and professor Margaret Montet proudly declares herself a “Nerd Traveler.” Join her as she sets off across the United States and around the globe on a journey of intellectual curiosity. Combining relevant history, biography, and the culture of each city with her own experience and revelations, Nerd Traveler is a series of essays that highlight the joy which can come from moving beyond your comfort zone.
Through a celebration of books, learning, music, and art, Margaret Montet offers readers moments of contemplation that also provide us with another story: a woman reconnecting with the lost facets of her identity.
A perfect voyage of mindful traveling for explorers of all generations, Nerd Traveler asks us to pack a bag and consider “what if?”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Margaret Montet is a college librarian and professor who writes and speaks about music, blending in elements of memoir, travel, art, and literature. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from the Pan-European Program at Cedar Crest College, and a Master’s in Music Theory from Temple University. In-between, she earned a Master of Library Science degree from Rutgers University. Margaret teaches Effective Speaking to college students and presents multimedia talks to community audiences around the southeastern Pennsylvania and central New Jersey region. Her creative nonfiction has been published in The Bangalore Review, Clever Magazine, Dragon Poet Review, Pink Pangea, Flying South, and other fine periodicals and anthologies. Her collection of travel essays, Nerd Traveler, was born July 2021.
Visit her at www.margaretmontet.com.
