travel
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Orienting—An Indian in Japan: Pallavi Aiyar
Published by HarperCollins India, 2021, 304 pages Orienting is Japan seen from the perspective of an Indian journalist. Pallavi Aiyar moves home (and country) every few years: her husband works for the European Union, and they have lived in nine countries,… Continue reading
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I Belong Here—A Journey Along the Backbone of Britain: Anita Sethi
Published by Bloomsbury Wildlife, 2021, 320 pages “Get back on the banana boat!” On a train from Liverpool to Newcastle, Anita Sethi is subjected to a vicious attack by a man, who lets loose a torrent of abuse. But she… Continue reading
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The Window Seat—Notes from a Life in Motion: Aminatta Forna
Published by Black Cat, 2021, 272 pages “Here are four words you rarely hear these days: I love to fly.” Travel has been an intrinsic part of Scottish-Sierra Leonean writer Aminatta Forna’s life. She spent part of her childhood in… Continue reading
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At Home in Two Worlds—Essays on Goa: Maria Aurora Couto
Published by Speaking Tiger, 2024, 214 pages When you think of Goa, what images come to you? Most people associate this tiny state on the west coast of India with beaches, sunshine, good food, a laid-back attitude… in other words,… Continue reading
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Salt Crystals: Cristina Bendek
Translated from Spanish by Robin MyersPublished by Charco Press, 2022, 216 pages. Original version published in 2018. “That’s how we were built: out of historical circumstance, a mysterious process that landed us all in this cooking pot…We’re all beset by… Continue reading
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On a Truck Alone, to McMahon: Nabaneeta Dev Sen
Translated from Bengali by Arunava SinhaPublished by Oxford University Press, 2018, 216 pages. Original version published in 1984. “I wasn’t trying to discover new places. I wasn’t going to break or create a record. Nor to be useful to anyone.… Continue reading
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Life Lessons From the Amazon—A Guide to Life From One Epic Jungle Adventure: Pip Stewart
Published by Sommersdale, 2021, 335 pages Pip Stewart and two of her friends spent nearly three months in the wilderness in Guyana, hiking through the rainforest to the source of the Essequibo River and then kayaking the 1,014 kilometres of… Continue reading
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The Land Where Lemons Grow—The Story of Italy and its Citrus Fruit: Helena Attlee
Published by Penguin, 2014, 230 pages “During journeys that have taken me from the bergamot groves of Calabria, on the southern tip of the Italian peninsula, to lemon houses set against the snowy backdrop of the Alps, I found that… Continue reading
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The Border—A Journey around Russia: Erika Fatland
Translated from Norwegian by Kari DicksonPublished by Maclehose Press, 2017, 611 pages The full subtitle of this book is “A journey around Russia: through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway and… Continue reading
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Sola—One Woman’s Journey Alone Across South America: Amy Field
Published by WanderWomyn Publishing, 2018, 340 pages Amy Field seems to have it all: a degree from a prestigious liberal arts college and a good job in downtown Los Angeles. But something is missing. She isn’t happy: she often has… Continue reading
