A memoir about finding oneself in the farthest corners of the world, "Bowing to Elephants" follows a path of exploration in vivid detail. Mag Dimond’s memoir Bowing for Elephants is a search for self that looks outward, rather than... Read More

A helpful reminder that no one escapes this life alive, Lori Erickson’s "Near the Exit" is a travel text and an act of religious exploration, presenting spiritual meditations from some of the holiest places on Earth. Erickson developed... Read More

Emma Sky’s "In a Time of Monsters" is transportative, introducing a region rife with conflict and hope. For many, the Middle East seems abstract, or a homogeneous idea associated with turmoil and violence. While in some places that may... Read More

Embracing cities as permanent, desirable features, "Perfect City" turns a potentially dry urban survey into a heady, thought-provoking tour of eight distinctive cities. Joe Berridge’s "Perfect City" ruminates on the purpose, delights,... Read More

"The Camino Made Easy" is an inviting guide to a travel adventure filled with cultural and spiritual enrichment. For those who feel called to the ancient practice of pilgrimage but who are not into the physical pain and stress associated... Read More

Islands of the Fringe is a wonderful account of a trip across the Pacific and a few seasons of island life. S. Jacques Stratton’s memoir, "Islands on the Fringe", is a bursting-with-life account of living on a tiny Pacific island... Read More

"We Are the Land" is a unique and evocative Irish travelogue. In her travel memoir "We Are the Land", Leslie Lee ventures to the country of her ancestors: Ireland. Deciding it was time to see where her family came from and eager to share... Read More

Iran from Crowns to Turbans is a dynamite book about one foreigner’s privileged look at earthshaking events that still impact the world today. Gail Rose Thompson’s "Iran from Crown to Turbans" is an incisive look at Iran during the... Read More