TRAVEL WRITING
Captures the rich physical and psychological detail of African village life, from food and architecture to dance and magic.
Europa Editions
Barcelona: The Passenger AAVV 16 Feb 2023, PB, 13, £18.99, 9781787704374 The best new writing, photography, art and reportage from around the world. Each volume tells the story of a country, its current moment, and its people.
Nigeria: The Passenger AAVV 15 June 2023, PB, 13, £18.99, 9781787704558 Brimming with intricate research and enduring wonder, The Passenger is a love-letter to global travel.
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Charging Around Clive Wilkinson 6th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781785633454 A retired teacher approaching his 80th birthday circumnavigates England by electric car, despite the alarming lack of charging points. A wise and witty travel narrative from an unlikely pioneer.
A Single Map Alastair Humphreys 25th May, pb, £9.99, 9781785633676 Bestselling author and widely experienced traveller undertakes the ultimate micro-adventure: a year-long mission to explore the 20sq km of the Ordnance Survey map that includes his house.
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Leaving the Comfort Zone Zoë Agasi (ed), Olivier Van Herck (ed) 1st April, hb, £40, 9783967040982 Showcases what it is like to experience the full spectrum of life.
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A Country Diary in Wales John Gilbey 28th February, hb, eb, £11.99, 9781802581997 From his home near Aberystwyth, a journal- ist sets out to provide a monthly image of the land- scape across Ceredigion, Powys, Pembrokeshire and Gwynedd.
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2nd February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781783788095 From the author of Addlands an immer- sive and evocative non- fictional journey through Wales and a revelatory meditation on the nation’s past, present and future.
years makes it clear that the poet’s life was internationally eventful. The consequences have made the English canon what it is today.
Churchill’s Britain Peter Clark 2nd May, pb, £12.99, 9781914982057 Takes the reader the length and breadth of Britain and Ireland to lesser-known places asso- ciated with Churchill’s life.
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Madeleine Bunting 4th May, hb, eb, £20, 9781783787173 Vivid journey around England’s great seaside resorts explores their history, current struggle, and what they reveal about England. By the author of Love of Country.
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Between the Chalk and the Sea Gail Simmons 16th February, hb, eb, £22, 9781472280275 An old map, a lost pilgrimage route and a journey in search of our walking heritage.
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The Serpent Coiled in Naples Marius Kociejowski 20th April, pb, £12.99, 9781914982026 Naples has become, for better or worse, the new destination in Italy. This is a travelogue, a meditation on mortality, and much else besides.
The View From the Hill Christopher Somerville 12th April, pb, £12.99, 9781914982033 During the Covid-19 lock- downs, Somerville began revisiting this rough trea- sury of notes, spanning 40 years of exploring the British countryside. The View from the Hill pulls together the best.
Chaucer’s Italy Richard Owen 2nd May, pb, £10.99, 9781914982040 Owen’s enlightening short study of Chaucer’s Italian
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Stanfords Travel Classics pb,97819120813 Travels in Egypt & Nubia Giovanni Belzoni 6th April, £16.99, 01 Travel diaries from 1815- 19 describe the author’s travels and archaeologi- cal discoveries over three visits to Egypt. Introduced by Trevor Naylor. The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 6th April, £16.99, 18 Vivid travel diary of the five-year trip on HMS Beagle, (1832-1836), with personal anecdotes and observations. Introduction by James Costa of Westen Carolina University. The Road to Angkor Christopher Pym 6th April, £12.99, 25 A journey on foot through Indo-China, from the ancient capital of Champa (southern Vietnam) to Angkor, capital of the old Khmer empire in Cambo- dia. With an introduction by Philip Coggan.
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In Sardinia Jeff Biggers 18th May, hb, eb, £25, 9781685890261 Journey to the enigmatic island of Sardinia, “land of the muses”, with award- winning historian. An engaging cultural history narrative that will inform, entertain and mesmerise.
MIT Press
The House At Capo D’orso Sebastiano Brandolini, Huw Evans (tr) 2nd May, pb, £27, 9780262544962
Rocks, wind, sea and sky frame a house on the Sardinian coast and the house frames a family’s life and art, suspended in memory.
Picador
This is Europe: The Way We Live Now Ben Judah 15th June, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781447276265 A portrait of Europe as it has never been seen before, through 20 stories of the people who live and breathe it.
Polygon
The Hidden Fires Merryn Glover 2nd March, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781846975752 A response to Nan Shep- herd’s The Living Moun- tain. Drawing from the author’s upbringing in the Himalayas and adapta- tion to Scotland’s hills, Glover contrasts her Cairngorm experiences with Shepherd’s.
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Enchanted Land Graham Jefcoate 10th April, hb, £14.95, 9786164510647 Anthology of rare writings by Westerners working, living or travelling in northern Thailand.
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A Year in the Calder Valley Simon Zonenblick 13th April, pb, £9.99, 9781913393755 A year of observations of the natural world and landscapes in the Calder Valley.
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Lost in the Lakes Tom Chesshyre 13th April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781800075191 All across the Lake District, Chesshyre puts on his walking boots and sets forth, drawn onwards by the dramatic scenery.
Riding Out Simon Parker 13th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781800078741
On his epic, poignant and ultimately hopeful adven- ture around Lockdown Britain, Parker learns that life’s sharpest corners are best navigated at the pace of a bicycle.
The Best British Travel Writing of the 21st Century Jessica Vincent (ed) 9th February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781800079960 Anthology of the 30 best travel stories published in British media this century, as judged by top names in the game today.
Moderate Becoming Good Later Toby Carr, Katie Carr 11th May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781800076105 Avid kayaker Toby Carr set out to explore the areas of the Shipping Forecast, the UK’s national lullaby, and discovers the strength and balance that nature can provide.
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The Slow Road to Tehran Rebecca Lowe 4th May, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781914613289 One woman, one bike and one richly entertaining, perception-altering journey of discovery.
Tender Maps Alice Maddicott
Travels With Maridadi Bizzie Frost 28th March, pb, £9.99, 9781915352620 Travel memoir following the author’s adventures around Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries on the back of a Harley-Davidson.
The Amazing Small Islands of Europe Seymour Fortescue 28th April, pb, £21.49, 9781915603357
1st June, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781914613326 Travelling in search of atmosphere, a unique piece of travel writ- ing weaving memoir, literature, art and psychogeography.
Simon & Schuster
Walking With Nomads Alice Morrison 16th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781398503441 A remarkable adventure as Morrison journeys across Morocco with three Amazigh nomads and their camels.
Eclectic anthology on 40 small, interesting islands in Europe. Perfect for fans of unique travel experiences.
A Midland Meander Brian J Rance 28th February, pb, £14.95, 9781915352224 Follows Rance as he embarks on his next journey through the West Midlands.
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How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart Florentyna Leow 23rd February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781915628008 Leow is exhilarated to be offered work in Kyoto. This is a collection about the ways in which heartbreak can fill a place and make it impossible to stay.
University of Alberta Press
How to Clean a Fish and Other Adventures in Portugal Esmeralda Cabral 16th May, pb, eb, £21.99, 9781772126556 Inviting travel story about a stay in Portugal, full of food and cook- ing, language barriers and bureaucracy, and that irresistible need to connect with the culture of our birth.
Verso Books
A Philosophy of Walking Frederic Gros, John Howe 4th July, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781804290446 New edition, fully expanded. The interna- tional bestselling popular doctrine of why we walk.
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The Outdoors Fix Liv Bolton 9th March, pb, eb, £20, 9781839811869 Collection of 30 inspiring stories about people who have made changes to allow them to live happier lives in the British outdoors.
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