A compilation of the best travel books – as shortlisted by Stanfords!
If you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to read more this year, here are some of the best travel books. All of these travel books were shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award. Yes, that fancy store in Stamford that sells maps and books. With one in Covent Garden and one in Bristol, travel book lovers should check them out!
I used to work in Covent Garden, and my office was above Stanford University, so I would spend most of my free half-hour lunch hours reading beautiful maps and books, dreaming of faraway lands. Ta.
The Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award 2018 finalists include 43 titles (but they’re still as important as ever!) and these travel books will take you to 150 countries. You can travel more than…
Happy reading..
Stanford Dolman Best Travel Books of the Year, in partnership with The Authors’ Club
- islander by Patrick Barkham
- “Rules of the Land” by Garrett Carr
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- “Epic City” by Kushanava Chowdhury
- RISINGTIDEFALLINGSTAR by Philip Hoare
- Where the Wild Wind Blows by Nick Hunt
- Traveling in the Cloak of the Dervish by Isambard Wilkinson, Photo by Cheb Wilkinson
Hayes & Jarvis Fiction, Best Travel Books with a Sense of Place
- Towards Mel Break by Marie Elsa Bragg
- These Bulkheads by Fran Cooper
- Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis Benn
- hummingbird by Tristan Hughes
- Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko
- “Second Chance Bureau” by Sheena Karail
Wanderlust Adventure Travel Book of the Year
- “The Orchid Hunter” by Leif Bersweden
- Land of Mountains Lit by Dawn by Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent
- “The Land Beyond” by Leon McCarron
- revolution Ride by Lois Price
- Shark DrunkAuthor: Morten Strøksnes Translation: Tiina Nunnally
- eastern Horizons by Levison Wood
Food and Travel Magazine Travel Cookery Book of the Year
- zoe’s Ghanaian Kitchen by Zoe Adjonyo & Nasima Rothakkar
- “Palestinian Table” by Reem Cassis
- My Vegan Journey by Jackie Carney
- Andina: the heart of Peruvian cuisine by Martin Morales
- Bart’s Fish Tales by Bart van Olphen, photo: David Loftus
Destinations Show Photography & Illustrated Travel Book of the Year
- Londonist Mapped by AA Publishing
- Pilgrimage by Derry Blubbs
- Atlas of Untamed Places by Chris Fitch
- Britain’s 100 Best Train Stations (by Simon Jenkins
- lonely Planet Adventure Atlas by Lonely Planet
- “The Explorer’s Atlas” by Piotr Wilcowiecki and Mika Gaszyski
Marco Polo Outstanding General Travel Themed Book of the Year
- The amazing story of a man who cycled from India to Europe for love, by Parr. Translated by J. Anderson and Anna Holmwood
- The Little Island of the Little Train Chris Arnott & AA Publishing
- Grapes, Olives and Pigs: A Deep Journey Through Spain’s Food Culture Written by Matt Golding
- islanders: The Caribbean and the World by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
- Alistair Moffat’s The Hidden Ways
- The Alps by Stephen O’Shea
London Book Fair Children’s Best Travel Books of the Year
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- Picture Atlas by Simon Holland
- “Here We Are” by Oliver Jeffers
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