Synopses & Reviews
The year's best travel writing, as chosen by series editor Jason Wilson and guest editor Robert Macfarlane.
An eclectic compendium of the best travel writing essays
published in 2019, collected by esteemed guest editor Robert Macfarlane,
author of
Mountains of the Mind and
Underland.
The Best American Travel Writing gathers together a satisfyingly
varied medley of perspectives, all exploring what it means to travel
somewhere new. For the past two decades, readers have come to recognize
this annual volume as the gold standard for excellence in travel
writing.
Review
"Readers will find both tales
of escapism, whether of chasing after the northern lights or being
chased by bears, and thought-provoking accounts concerning migrants and
refugees, acts of racism, and climate change." Booklist
Review
"These layered explorations
of who travels how (and why) offer a discomfiting but rewarding armchair
experience of the world at large." Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
The year's best travel writing, as chosen by series editor Jason Wilson and guest editor Robert Macfarlane. Writing, reading, and dreaming about travel have surged, writes Robert MacFarlane in his introduction to the Best American Travel Writing 2020. From an existential reckoning in avalanche school, to an act of kindness at the Mexican-American border, to a moral dilemma at a Kenyan orphanage, the journeys showcased in this collection are as spiritual as they are physical. These stories provide not just remarkable entertainment, but also, as MacFarlane says, deep comfort, "carrying hope, creating connections, transporting readers to other-worlds, and imagining alternative presents and alternative futures."
The Best American Travel 2020 includes
HEIDI JULAVITS - YIYUN LI - PAUL SALOPEK - LACY JOHNSON -
EMMANUEL IDUMA - JON MOOALLEM - EMILY RABOTEAU and others
Synopsis
The year's best travel writing, as chosen by series editor Jason Wilson and guest editor Robert Macfarlane. An eclectic compendium of the best travel writing essays published in 2019, collected by esteemed guest editor Robert Macfarlane, author of Mountains of the Mind and Underland. The Best American Travel Writing gathers together a satisfyingly varied medley of perspectives, all exploring what it means to travel somewhere new. For the past two decades, readers have come to recognize this annual volume as the gold standard for excellence in travel writing.
About the Author
Robert MacFarlane, guest editor, is a fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and writes on environmentalism, literature, and travel for publications including the Guardian, the Sunday Times, and the New York Times.
Jason Wilson is the author of Godforsaken Grapes: A Slightly Tipsy Journey Through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Underappreciated Wine and Boozehound: On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits. He writes regularly for the Washington Post and the New York Times. Wilson has been the series editor of The Best American Travel Writing since its inception in 2000. His work can be found at jasonwilson.com.