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Erika Mailman

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California
As seen in: MSN, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Aol, National Geographic Traveler, Rolling Stone, SFGate, Time Out, Time Out Los Angeles, Time Out Miami and
Covers:  travel, art, history, literature
Travel writer, historical novelist @PenguinRandom, Y.A. novelist @KensingtonBooks as @LynnCarthage. Yaddo fellow. Seeking literary representation She/her

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Freelancer focusing on travel, art, and history (and sometimes: all at once!)
I have also written on health, gender issues, literature, art, real estate, and business. Clips with National Geographic, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, Rolling Stone, Fodor’s, Time Out, Lit Hub, Atlas Obscura, Wine Enthusiast, San Francisco Chronicle, and others. Also historical novelist as Erika Mailman and, under pen name Lynn Carthage, a young adult novelist. My novels focus on the lives of wo…

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For $799,000: A Ship-Shaped Idaho Home With 30,000 Instagram Followers

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By Erika Mailman Verified
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
It has all the makings of a pirate’s hideaway: a ship-shaped house, a private island and a dock on an Idaho lake. The resemblance isn’t accidental. The home in Salmon, Idaho, was built to look like a sailing ship, with a prow—complete with an impressive figurehead—extending over Williams Lake, three decks and nautical details throughout.
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Foodies, there’s a secret supper experience you need to know about

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By Erika Mailman Verified
| Time Out Verified
What is the Secret Supper Dining Experience? Here’s the concept: a fabulous outdoor dinner with about 50 people coming from all over the country (and even internationally) to share this culinary experience without knowing where it’s being held. That’s right: the secret of the Secret Supper is where it’s taking place. Diners sign up knowing the general region—they need to be able to arrange travel there—and then 24 hours in advance of the meal, they learn the exact location.
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The 11 best historic authors' homes to visit in the U.S.

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By Erika Mailman Verified
| Time Out Verified
Writers used to be rock stars, and all across the U.S., their homes are memorialized as museums. You can peek into their kitchens, step into the space where they penned their most famous works and even in some cases see their bedrooms or touch the keys of their typewriter. It’s a personal look into the author's world, and for anyone who has warmed to a particular piece of literature, seeing where it was created offers an incredible experience.
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