What travel writers are reading right now
Tim Ecott asks fellow travel writers which books are helping them to spread their wings and escape the lockdown – in their imaginations at least
Where now for travel? Lonely Planet closures point to an uncertain future
As the travel publisher closes its Melbourne and London offices, a guidebook writer asks what’s next for an industry in crisis
10 of the best travel books
Now is the time to hunker down with a travel book. We pick 10 brilliant ones from the classics to comic travelogues
The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts review – original and compelling
This fascinating account of Siberia’s horrific legacy is told with great verve
To the Lake by Kapka Kassabova review – a dive into dark Balkan waters
What lurks beneath? Swimming and sinister stories in a thrilling ancestral quest to Lakes Ohrid and Prespa
The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts review – a journey to the ‘End of Everything’
An obsession with finding ‘washed up and abandoned’ pianos leads to an impressive exploration of Siberia’s terrifying past
Top 10 political travel books
From Beryl Bainbridge in Milton Keynes to Salman Rushdie in Nicaragua, politics has driven many writers’ journeys
Anthony Bourdain’s final book to be published this year
World Travel: An Irreverent Guide, which the late chef and television host was working on when he died, is due out in October
Obituary: Alexander Frater 1937-2020
Wise, witty companion for whom the journey was the key
From Geoff Dyer to Nietzsche: the best books to inspire wanderlust
Rob Doyle chooses his favourite books about the will to travel, including famous female flâneurs and Henry Miller’s holiday in Greece
Shadow City by Taran Khan review – walks through Kabul
From graveyards to cinemas, bookshops to ‘poppy palaces’ … perilous walks through the Afghan capital offer a unique on-the-ground view of the city
Your favourite travel books: readers’ tips
No surprise that Bill Bryson, Dervla Murphy and Bruce Chatwin make your list, along with cracking reads on chasing monsoons, backpacking and the US via the London tube
Journeys from your sofa: 10 great travel book gifts for Christmas
Give a glimpse of exotic lands or immersion in little-known places and cultures nearer home with a book suggested by booksellers around the UK
Dinosaurs, dogging and death: the secret life of British car parks
In Car Park Life, Gareth E Rees looks into these unnoticed spaces for truths about humanity and pulls up more than he expected
The Summer Isles by Philip Marsden review – a voyage of the imagination
A solitary and deeply personal journey to the north of Scotland is rich in myth and mystery