"The Hole Made by a Waterfall" is a charming, intimate account of family research-motivated travels through Ireland. Leslie Lee’s travelogue "The Hole Made by a Waterfall" is about a long search for her family’s origins. With her... Read More

James Campbell’s "Just Go Down to the Road" is a humble and humorous memoir about the youthful pursuit of literary success. By fourteen, Campbell, who was born and raised in Glasgow, was fluent in thievery and truancy. He was caught... Read More

The luminous essays of journalist Marcia DeSanctis’s "A Hard Place to Leave" juxtapose the restless search for elsewhere with longing for home. The entries begin in a dank Moscow hotel room in 1983, and end with DeSanctis on a blazing... Read More

In Beebe Bahrami’s "The Way of the Wild Goose", a mystery, the wild feminine, and trail magic come together on the Camino de Santiago. Carrying a pack filled with “just in case” items, Bahrami set out to walk the Camino, feeling... Read More

Comedian Are Kalvø’s "The Hiking Book from Hell" is a smart, funny, and honest exposé of the cult of the outdoors, from the sublime to the ridiculous. On the cusp of middle age, Kalvø is worried. His friends have all disappeared,... Read More

Stephen Browning’s fun travel book "On the Trail of Sherlock Holmes" traipses through the haunts of the beloved sleuth. With maps and descriptions of many of the places mentioned in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories, this detailed... Read More

The Pacific Crest Trail winds its way between the Mexican and Canadian borders, challenging and inspiring trekkers with its deserts and streams, dense forests, and rugged mountain slopes. In "Crossing Paths", editors Rees Hughes and... Read More

Jens Mühling’s colorful travelogue "Troubled Water" captures the history and cultures on the shores of the Black Sea. The Black Sea has been a crossroads for warring and colonizing societies since human civilization began to take form... Read More