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.

Alone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities, and the Pleasures of Solitude

A veteran travel writer celebrates the joy of going solo.

Going into Town: A Love Letter to New York

The cartoonist serves as a happy, helpful tour guide through her favorite place on earth.

Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe

This trip through Balkan culture — past and present — leaves readers with a sense of wonder.

Lassoing the Sun: A Year in America’s National Parks

This ode to open spaces is as sentimental as it is celebratory.

Voyager: Travel Writings

Wanderlust mingles with mortality in this insightful new collection of essays

Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads

The characteristically observant traveler pokes holes in the myth of Dixie.