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Paperback Details
  • 10/2014
  • 0-9913372-0-4
  • 264 pages
  • $14.99
Ebook Details
  • 10/2014
  • B00M0R19WY
  • 264 pages
  • $5.99
Ben Batchelder
Author
Borderlands USA: or, How to Protect the Country by Car
A returning ex-pat circumnavigates the Lower 48 on a quest to discover what it means to be an American post-9/11. Far from the touristed paths, he discovers that the country’s edge tells much about its core, while coming home to a sense of profound gratitude.
Reviews
Lesley S. King, author of 'King of the Road' and 'The Baby Pact'

“What truly sets this circumnavigation of the continental U.S. apart is Batchelder’s kindness, which exudes through every experience. Readers will benefit not only from a new understanding of the borderlands but also the example of how to negotiate daily life with a benevolent heart. . . . [A] great book with beautiful writing.”

Michael Cannell, author of 'The Limit' and former editor The New York Times

"This is a thoughtful, poetic book filled with droll humor and wry observation."

Tom Swick, author of 'A Way to See the World' and frmr editor Ft Lauderdale Mag

“The American highway is rotten with writers – Kerouac, Steinbeck, Henry Miller, William Least Heat-Moon – who have tried to capture the spirit of this immense and perplexing country. Ben Batchelder has joined the illustrious crowd with a book that is entertaining, enlightening, opinionated, frequently funny and always heartfelt.”

News
05/14/2015
Book club reading and Q&A in Swarthmore, PA

My first book club reading/event was terrific fun.  It is such an honor to get feedback from over a dozen of serious readers (and new friends).

10/24/2014
Book launch in Miami Beach, FL

Borderlands USA's very successful book launch, held in Miami Beach's Botanical Gardens, included three different readings and a photo exhibit from the journey.

05/17/2015
Book reading at NYC's Roger Smith Hotel

A reading in the city where it all started was emotional and gratifying for me, sharing my "romance on wheels" with many old and new friends.

07/10/2015
Santa Fe, NM reading

First reading of Borderlands USA west of the Appalachians...

10/20/2015
Santa Monica, CA reading

The first reading west of the Rockies was a delight, in the Primo Passo Coffee Shop, with their first literary event in a new series.

Formats
Paperback Details
  • 10/2014
  • 0-9913372-0-4
  • 264 pages
  • $14.99
Ebook Details
  • 10/2014
  • B00M0R19WY
  • 264 pages
  • $5.99
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