In brief: Parkland; Remembered; The Word for Woman Is Wilderness
A biography of the student survivors of the Parkland school shooting, a novel that gives new insights into the legacy of slavery, and in pursuit of self-discovery
Around the World in 80 Trains by Monisha Rajesh review – the romance of rail travel
Brief encounters, Orwellian nightmares and a swirl of cultures on a seven‑month, 45,000‑mile adventure
Disasters, drudgery and dreams of jam: the best books to explore the Antarctic
Ernest Shackleton’s account of his mission and Jenny Diski’s acidic travelogue are among author Jean McNeil’s favourites
Take the long view: Chile revisited
In three trips over 25 years, writer Sara Wheeler has discovered as much about this South American country as she has about herself
Dream job: the writer paid to send millions to sleep
With sleep problems on the rise, Phoebe Smith was tasked with writing stories deliberately designed to help people nod off – with the help of Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley
Explore the world: 10 of the best maps for children
Younger readers will discover dinosaurs, stars, explorers, landmarks and more in these atlases and travel books chosen by Vivien Godfrey, head of Stanfords
Rough Guides launches tailormade trips as part of major overhaul
Guidebook publisher’s reinvention as a tech platform includes bespoke holiday service that aims to ‘change the way people travel’
Kate Harris: ‘Children can’t understand why we don’t make dramatic changes to save the world’
On a 6,000-mile bicycle journey along the Silk Road, the author explored the notion of wildness – the Earth’s and her own
Great literary getaways: 10 writers’ retreats for an inspirational break
Follow in the footsteps of George Orwell and nine other celebrated writers to the places that inspired their work
Book clinic: which books should I read before travelling the world?
From Kipling’s Kim to The SAS Survival Handbook, our expert picks the titles that will prepare you for a life of adventure
Paris Echo by Sebastian Faulks review – in the shadow of history
The author’s affection for the city drives the stories of a French-Algerian teenage immigrant and an American academic in Paris
The Epic City review – a love letter to Calcutta
Kushanava Choudhury has written a wonderfully vivid and personal account of life in this teeming and troubled city
VS Naipaul obituary
Nobel prizewinning writer of novels, short stories and bleak accounts of displaced people starting from his own experience in his native Trinidad
VS Naipaul, Nobel prize-winning British author, dies aged 85
Trinidad-born author won both acclaim and disdain for his caustic portrayals, in novels and non-fiction, of the legacy of colonialism
Book clinic: has social media killed travel writing?
Our expert answers with a resolute no, and issues a challenge to the Twitter generation