Travel Writing
SPYING ON THE SOUTH: AN ODYSSEY ACROSS THE AMERICAN DIVIDE
Written by Horwitz, Tony
The New York Times-bestselling final book by the beloved, Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Tony Horwitz. With Spying on the South, the best-selling author of Confederates in the Attic returns to the South and the Civil War era for an epic adventure on the trail of America's greatest landscape architect.
RILKE IN PARIS
Written by Betz, Maurice
Rainer Maria Rilke offers a compelling portrait of Parisian life, art, and culture at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1902, the young German writer Rainer Maria Rilke traveled to Paris to write a monograph on the sculptor Auguste Rodin.
MY TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN PROVENCE: REFLECTIONS ON THEN AND NOW
Written by Mayle, Peter
From the moment Peter Mayle and his wife, Jennie, uprooted their lives in England and crossed the Channel permanently, they never looked back. Here the beloved author of A Year in Provence pays tribute to the most endearing and enduring aspects of his life in France--the charming and indelible parade of village life, the sheer beauty, the ancient history.
SOUTH: THE ILLUSTRATED STORY OF SHACKLETON'S LAST EXPEDITION 1914-1917
Written by Shackleton, Ernest Henry
Experience in the polar explorer's own words, Ernest Shackleton's thrilling yet ill-fated expedition on the ship Endurance, the wreck of which was discovered off the coast of Antarctica in March 2022.
CURIOSITIES AND SPLENDOUR: AN ANTHOLOGY OF CLASSIC TRAVEL LITERATURE
Written by Planet, Lonely
Journey back in time with this collection of classic travel writing from great authors and adventurers. These extraordinary odysseys over land and sea captivated audiences and gave them a glimpse into countries, cities and cultures like never before.
BOOKED: A TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO LITERARY LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD
Written by Kreitner, Richard
A practical, armchair travel guide that explores eighty of the most iconic literary locations from all over the globe that you can actually visit.
SEE YOU IN THE PIAZZA: NEW PLACES TO DISCOVER IN ITALY
Written by Mayes, Frances
The bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun discovers the hidden pleasures of Italy in a sumptuous travel narrative that crisscrosses the country, with inventive new recipes celebrating Italian cuisine.
PAGAN LIGHT: DREAMS OF FREEDOM AND BEAUTY IN CAPRI
Written by James, Jamie
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"Pagan Light is mesmerizing. Every detail is compelling. I felt I was reading a family history of a family far more interesting than mine." --Edmund White, author of Our Young Man
STORIES FROM THE CITY OF GOD: SKETCHES AND CHRONICLES OF ROME
Written by Pasolini, Pier Paolo
Now in paperback, a collection of the legendary filmmaker's short fiction and nonfiction from 1950 to 1966, in which we see the machinations of the creative mind in post-World War II Rome. In a portrait of the city at once poignant and intimate, we find artistic witness to the customs, dialect, squalor, and beauty of the ancient imperial capital that has succumbed to modern warfare, mar
AUTUMN LIGHT: SEASON OF FIRE AND FAREWELLS
Written by Iyer, Pico
Returning to his longtime home in Japan after his father-in-law's sudden death, Pico Iyer picks up the steadying patterns of his everyday rites: going to the post office and engaging in furious games of ping-pong every evening.