Often described as genre-defining, this classic travelogue charts the author’s journey to South America in order to track down the mythical beast that haunted his childhood.

The quixotic tale of a three-year quest to find 'washed up and abandoned' pianos turns into an often haunting exploration of two centuries of Siberian history.

This Costa Prize-shortlisted work sees the lecturer and playwright revisit key sites from his youth in a poignant meditation on change and loss.

Being attacked by wolves, barely surviving extreme heat stroke and fighting off lecherous locals are a tiny fragment of the events Ireland’s premier female travel writer took in her stride during this epic odyssey.

With unprecedented access to Cuban archives, Che’s diaries and his widow’s cooperation, the NY Times journalist’s definitive biography of Che Guevara also solves a 28-year mystery: the whereabouts of Guevara’s body.

This is the book that elevated the humble travel guide to fine art, Jan Morris’ love letter to the great Italian city leaves no stone, canal or time period unturned.

A timeless classic that has inspired generations of writers with its vivid descriptions, this travelogue is a self-contained capsule of the city’s essence—or at least, the version of Alexandria created by Forster’s imagination. 

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