Book Tips to Travelers
The winter is a great time to catch up on some reading. In case you’re looking for a couple of good suggestions, check out the travelogues and non-fiction books below.
Louise Purwin Zobel – The Travel Writer’s Handbook
Louisa Peat O’Neil – Travel Writing
Paul Theroux – The Great Railway Bazaar, Dark Star Safari
Tom Thumb – Hand to Mouth to India
Wilfred Thesiger – Arabian Sands
Tony Horwitz – In Baghdad without a Map and Other Misadventures in Arabia
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Good recommendations, I love Wilfred Thesiger and have always dreamed of visiting the worlds famous deserts because of him…
Something about your list made me think of Bruce Chatwin in a word association kind of way – I would certainly suggest his book ‘In Patagonia’ or his biography by Nicholas Shakespeare. Chatwin certainly had his critics but his style was unique enough that the term Chatwinesque is at time used as a description for styles of writing. That in itself is a pretty enviable legacy for any travel writer. Also he was a big fan of Moleskine notebooks and it is said the contemporary versions of them are styled on his descriptions. Cool.
David, I love Thesiger as well and also dream about visiting the deserts.
Thanks for suggesting In Patagonia by Chatwin. I first heard about it a few years ago and it’s definitely on my list of books to read!
Here’s link to new edition of Travel Writing with new media advice.
http://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=travel+writing+see+the+world+sell+the+story&x=0&y=0
Glad you listed my book. I appreciate it!
L. Peat
@L. Peat O’Neil, Hi Louisa. Thanks for the link to the new edition!