- Location(s): New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1950s
In 1958, Greenwich Village buzzes with beatniks, jazz clubs, and new ideas the ideal spot for three ambitious young people to meet. Cliff Nelson, the son of a successful book editor, is convinced he s the next Kerouac, if...
- Location(s): Isle of Skye, Afghanistan, Glasgow
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): Contempoary
Time for the Dead is a gripping crime novel by Lin Anderson and sees forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod discover that a terrifying war is unfolding on Scotland’s Isle of Skye. When forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod returns to her roots...
- Location(s): Iceland, Cambridge
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Mid 19th to early 20th centuries
A father and son struggle to overcome the distance between them. Each is drawn irresistibly to an unforgiving landscape, one that has been the scene of tragedy and loss. The son’s return to the northern shore he abandoned as...
To the Bright Edge of the World
- Location(s): Alaska
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Mid 19th Century
Lieutenant Colonel Allen Forrester receives the commission of a lifetime when he is charged to navigate Alaska’s hitherto impassable Wolverine River, with only a small group of men. The Wolverine is the key to opening up Alaska and its...
- Location(s): Albania, Greece, Macedonia
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): Present looking back
Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa. Two vast lakes joined by underground rivers. Two lakes that seem to hold both the turbulent memories of the region’s past, and the secret of its enduring allure. Two lakes that have played a...
- Location(s): Isle of Skye
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Early 20th Century, WW1
To the Lighthouse is the most autobiographical of Virginia Woolf’s novels. It is based on her own early experiences, and while it touches on childhood and children’s perceptions and desires, it is at its most trenchant when exploring adult...
- Location(s): World
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): Various
‘Toksvig’s Almanac is intended merely as a starting point for your own discoveries. Find a fabulous (or infamous) woman mentioned and, please, go looking for more of her story. The names mentioned are merely temptations. Amuse-bouches for the mind,...
Toubab Tales: The Joys and Trials of Expat Life in Africa
- Location(s): Mali
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): 2009 - 2012
“Go to Mali,” they said. “The music is amazing,” they said. “And you get ten hours of sunshine every day.” So I did, and this is the story of my three years in a poor yet incredibly rich West...
Traveling the Two-Lane: A Memoir and Travelogue
- Location(s): North America
- Genre(s): Travelogue, Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): 2004
Inching through rush-hour traffic at the age of sixty-three, it dawned on Marilyn that she was also inching through life. At that moment, she decided to make the journey of her dreams—a long vacation, a year or more alone...
TRAVELS WITH A DONKEY IN THE CEVENNES
- Location(s): Cévennes (Cevennes)
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): 1878
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