Tom Brosnahan

Having traveled the globe for decades, Tom Brosnahan turns his adventures into stories. His humorous travel memoir, "Turkey: Bright Sun, Strong Tea" (2005), has garnered numerous 5-star reviews on Amazon, as have his novels.

His latest, "Alexandros - the island," (2025) takes place on an Aegean island during the Greek dictatorship (1967-74). Archeologists discover ancient secrets (including the formula for a psychotropic beverage used in mystic rites), but tourism threatens their work and the island's traditional culture. Through it all, a young woman finds the answer to a life-and-death dilemma.

"Paris Girls Secret Society" (2017) and "Istanbul Love Bus" (2018) combine intimate knowledge of people and places with drama, humor, and insight.

"Serene - a novel of the Belle Époque" (2022) is a historical romance highlighting how the turmoil of today's world is nothing new—it's all happened before: dizzying technological advances, reactionaries working to push society backwards, the ultra-rich in power, riots in the streets. Sound familiar?

Tom's 40 guidebooks for major publishers, and his travel websites to France, New England, Concord Mass., and Venice, Florida, have guided millions of travelers for decades.