Travel Books

by Colin Thubron

A powerful and hauntingly elegiac hybrid of travelogue and memoir. Full review >

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by Colin Thubron

An impressive, rewarding and occasionally exhausting trek, most suitable for the hardcore travel reader. Full review >

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by Paul Theroux

Engagingly written, sharply observed: another winner from Theroux. Full review >

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by Paul Theroux

Fans of Theroux will say that he hasn’t lost his touch; the more critical will say that he breaks no new ground. Either way,... Full review >

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by J. Maarten Troost

Troost is now washed up in landlocked Sacramento, but this “unapologetic escapist” should soon be on the move. Full review >

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by J. Maarten Troost

Lives up to the billing as “a travel, adventure, humor, memoir kind of book”—and a really good one, at that. Full review >

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by Ian Frazier

A dense, challenging, dazzling work that will leave readers exhausted but yearning for more. Full review >

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by A.A. Gill

Gill is that rare critic who actually has something relevant and profound to say about every place he visits. Highly... Full review >

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by A.A. Gill

Sometimes shocking, usually smart, always entertaining. Full review >

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by Redmond O’Hanlon

A not-so-long but certainly very strange trip, with all the dark radiance and queer humor of this author’s earlier work. Full review >

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by Jack Turner

Champions of Yellowstone and the truly wild West already know Turner’s work. This one merits a wide audience, particularly... Full review >

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by Larzer Ziff

Written in a velvety professorial voice, these excellent vignettes of five exemplary travelers provide a steady pulse of... Full review >

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