Travel Books
Discovering Peter Matthiessen—and Myself
by Lynne Friedmann | 05.02.14 | 12:08 PM ET
Lynne Friedmann never thought she could make a life as a science writer. Then she read "Blue Meridian."
Reading Travel: New and Old Books We Loved This Year
by World Hum | 12.20.11 | 11:24 AM ET
More than two dozen contributors and friends of World Hum recall their favorite travel reads of 2011
The Best Travel Books of 2010
by Frank Bures | 12.09.10 | 12:10 PM ET
Frank Bures surveys the year's most intriguing titles and offers a few gift ideas
Sons of ‘The Beach’
by Rolf Potts | 11.11.10 | 11:22 AM ET
What do "The Beach," "Are You Experienced?" and other travel novels say about us? Rolf Potts and Kristin Van Tassel explore backpacker fiction.
10 Wanderlust-Inducing Travel Novels and Story Collections
by Frank Bures | 06.29.10 | 3:11 PM ET
Frank Bures on the books to read when you're seeking inspiration
The 100 Most Celebrated Travel Books of All Time: By the Numbers
by World Hum | 06.15.10 | 8:55 AM ET
We break down the data from our list of the most loved travel books
The 100 Most Celebrated Travel Books of All Time: Mapped
by World Hum | 06.15.10 | 8:49 AM ET
Browse our map mash-up to see where the journeys for the most celebrated travel books take place
The 100 Most Celebrated Travel Books of All Time: The Fine Print
by World Hum | 06.15.10 | 8:45 AM ET
The semi-scientific making of our list, explained
Charles Dickens: The First Great Travel Writer?
by Frank Bures | 05.25.10 | 11:18 AM ET
Frank Bures digs into the legendary author's travel writing and finds some surprises
The Photographer and the Philosopher
by Pico Iyer | 04.27.10 | 9:32 AM ET
Pico Iyer explores the lives and work of writers Jan Morris and V.S. Naipaul, two "master portraitists" of place
Nine Subversive Travel Novels
by Thomas Kohnstamm | 01.13.10 | 11:11 AM ET
Thomas Kohnstamm celebrates fiction that uncovers deeper truths about travel and the world
Nine Subversive Travel Books
by Thomas Kohnstamm | 01.12.10 | 12:17 PM ET
Thomas Kohnstamm celebrates books that really rocked the boat
The Best Travel Books of 2009
by Frank Bures | 12.23.09 | 11:07 AM ET
Frank Bures picks a dozen, from an Amazon adventure story to a tale of the old Hippie Trail
The Death of the Idyll
by Frank Bures | 11.13.09 | 10:54 AM ET
Frank Bures on "The Wisdom of Tuscany" and the last, dying gasp of a travel book genre
The Perfect Traveler
by Pico Iyer | 10.28.09 | 10:13 AM ET
He was cool, steady and prone to breaking rules. Pico Iyer celebrates the life and work of Somerset Maugham.
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