Unsolaced: Along the Way to All That Is

A nuanced meditation on the sacred spaces disappearing before our eyes.

Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Fishing Village

Compassionate realism illuminates this account of a working-class seaside town in England.

On the Plain of Snakes

By Paul Theroux

On the Plain of Snakes

The legendary travel writer takes a harrowing trip deep into the mysteries and miseries of Spanish-speaking North America.

On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Journey

The legendary travel writer takes a harrowing trip deep into the mysteries and miseries of Spanish-speaking North America.

Lands of Lost Borders

A scientist-turned-writer reflects on her past while connecting great literature to the discoveries in her present.

Food on the Move: Dining on the Legendary Railway Journeys of the World

A taste of what rarefied travelers used to eat.

This Land: America, Lost and Found

Peripatetic reporting from California to the New York island — but mostly in between.

Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road

A scientist-turned-writer reflects on her past while connecting great literature to the discoveries in her present.