TRAVEL WRITING
the Guinness World Record.
Potholes and Pavements Laura Laker 9th May, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781399406468 Intriguing journey that encompasses travelogue, history and detective story.
Blue Guides
Drink & Think Venice Robin Saikia 31st March, pb, £14.95, 9781905131976 Venice resident ponders the story of Venice and its beverages in 26 carefully chosen bars, cafés, restaurants and street stalls. Includes cocktail recipes.
Calon
The Long Unwinding Road Marc P Jones 11th April, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781915279583 On Gwendoline, his trusty but ancient scooter, travel writer Jones follows the long, unwinding road of the A470 on a quest to discover what makes his homeland tick.
Canongate Canons
Climbing Days Dorothy Pilley 4th July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781805302537 Pilley’s feats of adventure, endurance and daring, breaking new ground for women in a sport dominated by men, is a forgotten classic of 1920s mountaineering literature.
C Hurst
The Great Indian Food Trip Zac O’Yeah 22nd February, hb, eb, £17.99, 9781911723066 Delightfully surprising journey around India’s lesser-known food cultures.
Coronet
Around the World in 80 Favours Tom Rosenthal 4th July, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781399723817 Rosenthal’s mission to make it all the way around the world—just by trading favours.
Daunt
Who’s There: Histories, Travels Simon Loftus 27th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781914198823
These explorations begin with a performance of “Hamlet” off the coast of Africa in 1607 and each of the stories that follow echoes the opening words of that play, “Who’s there?”
Elliott & Thompson
Sunken Lands Gareth E Rees 21st March, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781783967698 Journey through drowned forests, vanishing islands and sinking cities to discover what our submerged past can tell us about our imminent future as rising waters transform our planet once more.
Europa Editions
Mediterranean: The Passenger Various 15th February, pb, eb, £18.99, 9781787704794 Overheated, overfished but tourists still flock to its breathtaking shores.
Fireflys
Niagara Ron Brown 27th May, pb, £19.95, 9780228104643 A travel guide which takes the reader beyond the lights and sounds of the urban spread around Niagara Falls to venture into lesser-known but equally fascinating sites.
Observing Nature by Canoe and Kayak Michael Runtz 27th May, pb, £19.95, 9780228104681 Renowned naturalist and photographer unveils the hidden treasures and diverse ecosystems of waterways that can be seen from the vantage point of their canoe or kayak seat.
gestalten
The Great Divide Tim Voors 8th February, hb, £30, 9783967041088 With the Pacific Crest Trail already under his belt, Voors turns his attention to the Continental Divide Trail, charting a path through the heart of the United States.
Haus
Dickens’s Kent Peter Clark 1st June, pb, £9.99, 9781914982118 Full of fascinating details of Charles Dickens’
connection with the county and the influence that areas and places had on his life and works.
Headline
Steeple Chasing Peter Ross 9th May, pb, £9.99, 9781472281951 From the author of A Tomb With a View a celebration of the weird and wonderful churches of Britain.
Hodder & Stoughton
Around the World in 80 Years Ranulph Fiennes 7th March, hb, eb, £25, 9781399729734 On the eve of his 80th birthday, Fiennes looks back at his remarkable life and adventures.
Hoxton Mini Press
diagnosis of multiple sclerosis doesn’t mean forgetting a lifelong dream.
John Murray
Lost to the Sea Lisa Woollett 9th May, hb, eb, £20, 9781529373653 Mudlarker and photographer takes us on an exhilarating journey around Britain’s forgotten coastline.
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet’s Guide to Death, Grief and Rebirth 1st July, hb, £19.99, 9781837580057 More than 30 in-depth accounts of customs around death, grief and rebirth, including spot- lights on key aspects and details of how to witness some of the events.
Mountain Leopard Press
Roads to the South Cees Nooteboom, Laura Watkinson (tr) 6th June, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781914495311 Weaving the occasion of his arrival in a remote town with an exploration of its history, Nooteboom splices the details of time to create these essays.
Slow Travel Britain Liz Schaffer 18th April, hb, £35, 9781914314636 Morte than 20 inspiring photo essays with practical write-ups to guide slow, mindful travel around Britain.
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The Orwell Tour Lewis Oliver 11th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781785789649 Travelogue exploring the life and work of George Orwell through the places he lived, worked and wrote in.
Unravelling the Silk Road Chris Aslan 6th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781837731206 Veteran traveller and textile expert explores the silk, wool and cotton roads of Central Asia.
The Beacon Bike Ed Peppitt 11th April, hb, eb, £20, 9781837731688 The story of a 3,500-mile cycle ride to the onshore and offshore lighthouses around England and Wales, proving that a
Notting Hill Editions
Globetrotting Duncan Minshull 2nd April, hb, eb, £15.99, 9781912559459 Following the huge success of Beneath My Feet Minshull brings together more than 50 walker- writers who have travelled the world’s seven continents.
Profiles
The Observant Walker John Wright 4th April, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781788166881 Personal guide to the food, nature and history to be found all around us when we walk.
September
Fractured States Simon Parker 4th July, hb, eb, £19.99, 9781914613593 Award-winning travel writer and author of Riding Out cycles from the East to the West Coast of the US in search of the real landscapes and the lives behind the headlines.
Children of the Volcano Ros Belford 20th June, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781914613661 Two young children, not much money and a big dream—how a single mum gave her daughters a childhood to remember on a beautiful volcanic island.
Summersdale
Slow Trains to Istanbul Tom Chesshyre 13th June, hb, eb, £20, 9781837992737 Join Tom Chesshyre on his fascinating journey to Istanbul and back.
Lost in the Lakes Tom Chesshyre 11th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781837992959 An exploration ofs the Lake District from its walking paths with just a backpack, an open mind and a spring in the step.
Enchanted Islands LJ Coffey 2nd May, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781837993130 Blending memoir, travel and nature writing with tales from The Odyssey, Enchanted Islands tells the true story of Coffey’s epic journey around the mystical archipelagos of the Mediterranean.
All Boats Are Sinking Hannah Pierce 11th July, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781837994014 When life threatens to sink her, Pierce embarks on an odyssey along Britain’s canals. An uplifting and hilarious story of a woman trying to keep her boat and her life afloat.
Vive Le Chaos Ian Moore 11th July, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781837994403 The amusing misadventures of Moore and his family as their search for serenity in rural France leads them on a journey of chaos, commotion and comedy.
Thames & Hudson
Italian Coastal Amber Guinness 25th April, hb, £29.99, 9781760763657 Part memoir, part travelogue, part recipe book. Guinness transports readers to the gorgeous Italian coast, from the Tuscan archipelago to Sicily. Sixty delicious and easily achievable recipes.
University of Alberta Press
Of Canoes and Crocodiles Tony Robinson-Smith 13th June, pb, eb, £20.99, 9781772127348 Accompanied by local guides, two Canadians paddle dugout canoes down the Sepik river in Papua New Guinea, one of the world’s great jungle rivers.
Half-Light Amy Kaler 23rd May, pb, eb, £20.99, 9781772127409 Braiding personal, collec- tive and historical explo- rations of what it means to “go west,” Half-Light offers deep reflections on the meaning of life, middle age and climate catastrophe.
Verso
The Zone: An Alternative History of Paris Justinien Tribillon 9th July, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781804294048 An outsider’s history of modern Paris.
Balzac’s Paris Eric Hazan 25th June, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781839767258 A saunter through the city with the literary giant and an introduction to the first capital of the modern world.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
The Cove Beth Lynch 4th July, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781474606936 Remarkable literary memoir about the author’s relationship with a cove in Cornwall.
SERIES
Michael Palin 18th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781474625 New editions of the number one bestsellers by the erstwhile Python reborn as one of the world’s most popular travel writers.
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