"A Day in the Woods" is a lighthearted memoir about travels through Europe whose lead focuses on living in the present. Brian Walsh’s memoir "A Day in the Woods" concerns a two-year-long sojourn in Europe in the 1970s. Inspired by... Read More

Wine enthusiasts know the importance of terroir: environmental factors, and how grapes are grown, impact the flavor of the beverage. In "The Terroir of Whiskey", Rob Arnold—a whiskey distiller with a PhD in plant genetics—explores... Read More

"Cabin 135" is Katie Eberhart’s contemplative account of several decades in Alaska, through which she both reflects on the past and on environmental changes that could impact the future. Eberhart moved to Alaska with her husband in the... Read More

Aaron Gilbreath knows that you cannot understand California without understanding its interior. Thus, his travelogue "The Heart of California" explores the misunderstood, troubled, and lovely San Joaquin Valley in search of illumination.... Read More

Kevin Dann’s "Enchanted New York" is a historical walk down Manhattan’s magical memory lane. Revealing Manhattan to be a site of protracted enchantment, the book’s eight chapters are named for the type of magic and spiritual... Read More

Replete with harrowing and laugh out loud accounts of misadventures at home and abroad, Suzanne Roberts’s "Bad Tourist" collects entertaining stories from around the world. Forget the glamour of collecting passport stamps and checking... Read More

Nathan Pettijohn’s record of an adventure in an RV celebrates open spaces through its easygoing narration. Nathan Pettijohn’s forthright travel narrative "Travels with Hafa" gathers linked, chronological sketches and essays about... Read More

John W. Haines’s travel accounts go across the world, but their heart stays at home. Haines is from Laramie, Wyoming, a place he describes in terms of its freedom, extreme weather, and adventurous and caring people. But like many young... Read More