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Discover the best of recently released travel writing.
Updated March 30, 2025
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Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future
Shubin, Neil
Paper Book
The bestselling author of Your Inner Fish takes readers on an epic adventure to the North and South Poles to reveal the secrets locked in the ice about life, the cosmos, and our planet's future. "Urgent [and] prescient...The book captures Shubin's reverence for both the beauty...
How to Win at Travel
Kelly, Brian.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Turn your wanderlust into reality with expert strategies from Brian Kelly, the founder of The Points Guy--the leading voice in travel and loyalty programs--with this ultimate resource for everything from leveraging airline and...
A walk in the park : the true story of a spectacular misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Fedarko, Kevin
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller * Winner of the 2024 National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature * Winner of the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, Air...
Custodians of wonder : ancient customs, profound traditions, and the last people keeping them alive
Stein, Eliot
Paper Book
A vivid look at 10 astonishing people who are maintaining some of the world's oldest and rarest cultural traditions. Eliot Stein has traveled the globe in search of remarkable people who are preserving some of our most extraordinary cultural rites. In...
Life on Svalbard : Finding Home on a Remote Island Near the North Pole
Blomdahl, Cecilia
Paper Book
Join Cecilia Blomdahl in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, the world's northernmost town. Located in the Arctic Ocean near the North Pole, Svalbard is a unique archipelago that boasts stunning wintry landscapes, endangered arctic animals, and awe-inspiring natural phenomena. Since 2016,...
Subpar planet : the world's most celebrated landmarks & their most disappointed visitors
Share, Amber
Paper Book
From the scorching deserts of the Sahara to the glittering panes of The Louvre, humans have spent generations exploring and experiencing the furthest reaches of our planet, though some have enjoyed its natural and manmade wonders more than others. In Subpar Planet, Amber Share guides us from...
Here Not There: 100 Unexpected Travel Destinations
Nelson, Andrew (Writer)
Paper Book
Design a truly unique vacation with 100 intriguing alternatives to more predictable, expensive, and overcrowded destinations. Let's face it. These days, many of the world's most beloved places have become expensive and overcrowded, making their celebrated allure that much harder...
The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2025
Gandillon, Becky
Paper Book
Save time and money with in-depth reviews, ratings, and details from the trusted source for a successful Walt Disney World vacation. How do some guests get on the big, new attraction in less than 20 minutes while others wait for longer than 2 hours--on the same day? Why do...
Lonely Planet Japan
Lonely Planet Publications (COR)
Paper Book
#1 Bestselling guidebook to Japan "Classic.  Comprehensive.  Crucial." - Library Journal Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Japan. Discover popular and...
A season for that : Lost and Found in the Other Southern France
Hoffman, Steve 1965 October 17-
Paper Book
In this poignant, delicious memoir, American tax preparer and food writer Steve Hoffman tells the story of how he and his family move to the French countryside, where the locals upend everything he knows about food, wine, and learning how to belong. Steve Hoffman is a perfectly...
Reservations : The Pleasures and Perils of Travel
Burgess, Steve
Paper Book
A personal investigation into the real price of our holidays. Travel was once a marker of sophistication. Now the tourist is just as likely to be viewed as one locust in an annihilating swarm. Tourists face tough questions: When does economic opportunity become exploitation? How do we...
Greenland
Campbell, Gill/ Campbell, Alistair
Paper Book
New from Bradt, Greenland is the first standalone travel guidebook to the country from a mainstream publisher. Targeted at independent travellers, but equally serving those visiting on organised tours or cruises, this guide combines essential information - such as getting around on an island lacking...
Ireland
Lonely Planet Publications (COR)
Paper Book
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Ireland. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from tapping your toes to trad music in Dublin's world-famous Temple Bar to hiking the trails that...
Dk Eyewitness National Parks of the USA
DK Eyewitness (COR)
Paper Book
Get closer to the National Parks of the USA with DK Eyewitness A night spent stargazing in Joshua Tree. Standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon. Wildlife spotting from an airboat in the Everglades. With 63 national parks to explore, the USA offers enough bucket-list experiences...
The world walk : 7 years. 28,000 miles. 6 continents. : a grand meditation, one step at a time
Turcich, Tom
Paper Book
For fans of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild and Suleika Jaouad's Between Two Kingdoms, the invigorating true story of a man and his dog who circled the globe on foot. "Gripping . . . A delightful companion for adventurers and dog lovers alike, The...
Out in the world : an LGBTQIA+ (and friends!) travel guide to more than 100 destinations around the world
Scher, Amy B.
Paper Book
This first-of-its-kind travel guide explores inclusive destinations around the world where LGBTQIA travelers and their allies can have an uncensored and memorable vacation experience. Full of fun and practical travel information, this comprehensive guidebook takes you from...
The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2024
Lakshmi, Padma/ Saxena, Jaya.
Paper Book
A collection of the year's top food and travel writing, selected by the trailblazing New York Times bestselling author and Emmy-nominated host of Taste the Nation and Top Chef Padma Lakshmi. "Food and travel are natural companions," writes guest editor Padma Lakshmi...
Lonely Planet Iceland
Lonely Planet Publications (COR)
Paper Book
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Iceland. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from sailing among majestic icebergs in Iceland's most famous glacier lagoon, Jökulsárlón; to...
The 10 Best of Everything National Parks : 800 Top Picks from Parks Coast to Coast
National Geographic (COR)
Paper Book
Fully updated and revised-with 100 brand-new excursions-this idea-filled guidebook highlights top-tier adventures across the U.S. National Park System. National parks are more than the best idea America ever had―they're our country's best playgrounds for millions of...
Atlas obscura : Wild life : an explorer's guide to the world's living wonders
Giaimo, Cara
Paper Book
From the bestselling authors of Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura comes a nature book like no other--a dazzling, over-the-top collection of the world's most extraordinary wild species that takes you to all seven continents and beyond. It's more than a field...
You Deserve Good Gelato
Rose, Kacie.
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In this funny and honest feel-good memoir, social media star Kacie Rose offers a refreshingly honest take on navigating a new life abroad. In 2021, Kacie decided to leave her life as a pro dancer in New York City and move to Italy - and she...
I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself : One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris
MacNicol, Glynnis 1974-
Paper Book
"A delight, the literary equivalent of a long catch-up with a brilliant friend." --New York Times "One of the most talked-about books of the year." --Gayle King When you're a woman of a certain age, you are only promised that everything will get...
The new tourist : waking up to the power and perils of travel
McClanahan, Paige
Paper Book
"A genuinely helpful framework for thinking about our own voyages" (The Atlantic), The New Tourist explores how tourism has shaped the world, for better and for worse, and offers essential reading for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the implications of their wanderlust....
Dk Caribbean
DK Travel (COR)
Paper Book
Make your trip to the Caribbean extraordinary Sailing around the Virgin Islands' sun-soaked shores. Relaxing on pink-sand beaches in the Bahamas. Dancing the night away at Trinidad's colourful carnival. The Caribbean offers enough bucket-list experiences to fill a lifetime....
The last American road trip : a memoir
Kendzior, Sarah
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of They Knew, Hiding in Plain Sight, and The View from Flyover Country navigates a changing America as she and her family embark on a series of road trips, in a book that is part memoir, part history, and wholly unique. It is one thing to...
Road Trips in the USA : 50 Adventures on the Open Road
DK Eyewitness (COR)
Paper Book
Hit the open road with 50 epic drives promising the all-American adventure Whether you've always dreamed of skirting the US on a motorcycle, are looking to go coast-to-coast in an RV or simply want to roll down your car windows and plug into a classic playlist, Road Trips in...
Pocket Amsterdam : top experiences, local life
Le Nevez, Catherine
Paper Book
Lonely Planet's Pocket Amsterdam is your guide to the city's best experiences and local life - neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Discover beautiful canals, admire world-class art museums, and taste the finest Dutch cuisine; all with your trusted travel companion. Uncover the...
Norway
Lonely Planet Publications (COR)
Paper Book
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Norway. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from watching walruses lolling and hunting in Borebukta to hiking in the remote causeway of Ekkerøy...
To the Limit : The Meaning of Endurance from Mexico to the Himalayas
Crawley, Michael.
Paper Book
'A fascinating and multilayered exploration of what it means to endure' Alex Hutchinson, author of Endure The author of Out of Thin Air, winner of the Margaret Mead Award 2022, journeys through different cultures to find out the meaning of endurance....
Paradise Bronx : the life and times of New York's greatest borough
Frazier, Ian
Paper Book
Ian Frazier's magnum opus: a love song to New York City's most heterogeneous and alive borough. For the past fifteen years, Ian Frazier has been walking the Bronx. Paradise Bronx reveals the amazingly rich and tumultuous history of this amazingly various piece of our...
East Coasting : the ultimate roadtripper's guide to New England
Chitnis, Christine
Paper Book
Discover the ultimate illustrated guide to road-tripping up through historic New England, and the must-visit spots along the way * A USA Today Bestseller This beautifully illustrated guide to roadtripping through New England spans Connecticut to...
Lonely Planet Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania
Kaminski, Anna/ Kalva, Solveiga/ Ragozin, Leonid/ Zinna, Angelo.
Paper Book
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from visiting the streets of Vilnius' Old Town with its Renaissance buildings,...
Lonely Planet Paris
Lonely Planet Publications (COR)
Paper Book
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Paris. Discover Paris' most popular experiences and best kept secrets - neighbourhood by neighbourhood - from beholding the beauty of Cathédrale Notre Dame de...
This earthly globe : a Venetian geographer and the race to map the world
Di Robilant, Andrea 1957-
Paper Book
From the author of the best-selling A Venetian Affair ("A narrative of novelistic resonance . . . Astonishing" --The Washington Post), the story of an Italian Renaissance book editor who introduced European minds to the wider world through his passion for geography ...
Fodor's American Spirits : Exploring the Best Wineries, Breweries, and Distilleries in the USA
Fodor's Travel Guides (COR)
Paper Book
Whether you want to taste the wines of Napa Valley, learn about craft beer brewing in Michigan, or explore the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, the local Fodor's travel experts across the United States are here to help! Fodor's American Spirits: Exploring the Best Wineries, Breweries, and Distilleries in...
Arctic traverse : a thousand-mile summer trekking the Brooks Range
Engelhard, Michael 1959-
Paper Book
"Alternately profound, funny, and enlightening . . . focused not on the death-defying prowess of the adventurer, but on the wild glory of place." --Erin McKittrick, author of A Long Trek Home, on American Wild A lyrical memoir that interweaves wilderness, homeland,...
Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando 2025
Kubersky, Seth.
Paper Book
Save time and money with in-depth reviews, ratings, and details from the trusted source for a successful Universal Orlando vacation. How do some guests get on the big, new attraction in less than 20 minutes while others wait for longer than 2 hours--on the same day? Why do...
Globetrotting : Writers Walk the World
Minshull, Duncan (EDT)
Paper Book
"There was nowhere to go but everywhere." -Jack Kerouac From Duncan Minshull, the UK's "laureate of walking," a collection of more than fifty writings about hiking the globe from contemporary and classic authors such as Mark Twain, William Boyd, Edith Wharton, Helen Garner, Rabindranath Tagore, and...
Lonely Planet Pocket Beijing
O'Malley, Thomas.
Paper Book
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the ultimate short trip to Beijing - and discover twice the city in half the time! Discover Beijing's most popular experiences, must-see attractions, and unexpected surprises -...
The believer : a year in the fly-fishing life
Coggins, David
Paper Book
The author of the instant fishing classic The Optimist shares new wisdom, humor, and experience in seven extraordinary fly-fishing expeditions--"an engaging personal journey about finding what you need to find and keeping it in your heart" (Kirkus Reviews). In...

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