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Fleeing Baltimore

Publication date: March 8, 2026 306 pagesPaperback $19.95, ISBN. 978-0-9652344-3-6Hardcover $29.95, ISBN 978-0-9652344-0-5 During 33 years in Baltimore, author Jeannette Belliveau seemed to witness every trend first hand: neighbors who won the Mega Millions, or Continue Reading →

Arriving in Idaho (forthcoming)

A sequel to Fleeing Baltimore is underway: Arriving in Idaho: Building my cabins at the edge of the wilderness, a memoir of cabin building and a personal case study of internal migration to a Continue Reading →

Eden Under Siege: An Amateur’s Guide to Madagascar

Jeannette Belliveau take a virtual return trip to the Big Red Island, looking at the changes since her initial trip to Madagascar, which became the first chapter of An Amateur’s Continue Reading →

Romance on the Road

“Fascinating, original, honest and revealing.” — Suzanne Siegel, Marie Claire For the first time ever, Romance on the Road tells the compelling story of female travelers around the globe who Continue Reading →

An Amateur’s Guide to the Planet

In 1985, Jeannette Belliveau found herself starting to cry on an obscenely overcrowded Chinese train ride — which did not bother the uncomplaining Chinese passengers. Her awful train trip set Continue Reading →

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Our mission

Beau Monde Press publishes the work of Jeannette Belliveau, who specializes in unique, deeply researched travel books, including Eden Under Siege, An Amateur’s Guide to the Planet and Romance on the Road. Her website also offers copious resources to travelers, from discount travel links to the best international cookbooks and world beat music.