Explore the globe with these armchair travel picks.
In New York Times bestselling author Lindy West’s ambitious memoir, she brings readers along on an uproarious cross-country road trip as she unpacks her last few tumultuous years, rediscovers herself, and reinvents her marriage in the process.
Marginlands by Arati Kumar-Rao
Animated by an instinctive sense that our fate is bound to that of the earth and the more-than-human world, the author sets out on a journey across India, listening along the way to stories the land and its people share with her.
A Return to Self by Aatish Taseer
A blend of travelog and memoir spanning from Turkey to Mexico, exploring Aatish Taseer’s uniquely blended identity and asking: Why do certain cities become epicenters of great historical shifts and sites of unpredictable communities? Taseer casts an incisive eye at what it means to belong to a place that becomes an unstable, politicized vessel for ideas defined by exclusion and prejudice, and gets to the human heart of the shifts and migrations that define our multicultural world.
A Short, Strange Trip by John O’Connor
Tag along with clever guide John O’Connor as he leads us on a gonzo journey through the history of psychedelics, the Amazon rainforest, and into the cosmic dimensions of our own minds. This will be the trip of a lifetime. Working alongside indigenous Uitoto people, O’Connor explores how humanity’s relationship with psychedelics has shaped everything from ancient religion to modern medicine.
Somebody is Walking on Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez
Combining travel, history, and personal reflection, this unconventional memoir follows a writer through cemeteries across four continents as she explores their history and architecture as well as their emotional resonance, revealing how these spaces mirror the living world and shape her own literary perspective.
Things Become Other Things by Craig Mod
A transformative 300-mile walk along Japan’s ancient pilgrimage routes and through depopulating villages inspires a heartrending remembrance of a long-lost friend, documented in poignant, imaginative prose and remarkable photography.
A love letter to life on the remote British islands of Shetland and to a wilder way of living, from one of our most celebrated poets.
Eleanor Hamby and Dr. Sandra Hazelip, the two irresistible women who have become known as the TikTok travelling grannies, deliver a book of life lessons drawn from their late-in-life friendship, and the daring and transformational adventures they’ve undertaken. Ellie and Sandy’s life lessons come from the intersections of their discoveries about aging, their shared faith, and their deep friendship. The photographer and doctor duo immerse themselves in the communities they visit, always learning more about themselves and the world around them.
