
There’s no better traveling partner than a good book. If you’re looking for a real page-turner to accompany you on your next adventure, check out these 10 amazing titles that are sure to make you laugh, cry, and have a good old think about the world.
1. Land of the Dawn-lit Mountains
Written by Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent (2017), This amazing travelogue captures the author’s journey across a mountainous state in India’s northeastern corner called Arunachal Pradesh, or “land of the dawn-lit mountains.”
2. Pachinko
Written by Min Jin Lee (2017), Pachinko chronicles the story of a Korean family exiled to Japan. The novel covers four generations of their heartwrenching history.
3. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Written by Douglas Adams (1979), The science fiction novel begins with the end of the world–Earth is being demolished for an intergalactic freeway. Adams explores questions of existence through humor and amazing imagery.
4. Into the Wild
Written by Jon Krakauer(1996), This biographical book recounts the fascinating life and death of American hiker Christopher McCandless, who suddenly gave up all his possessions and disappeared into the Alaskan wilderness.
5. Walden
Written by Henry David Thoreau (1854), This philosophical memoir details the two years, two months, and two days that Thoreau spent completely immersed in nature, and the introspection and revelation that resulted.
6. American Primitive
Written by Mary Oliver (1983), In this enchanting collection of poems, Oliver captures the beauty of the natural world unlike any other writer. She celebrates the relationship between nature and humanity with elegant lyricism.
7. Homegoing
Written by Yaa Gyasi (2016), This stunning and emotional novel follows the lives of two half-sisters living in Ghana who never knew each other, one married to a rich Englishman, and the other sold into the slave trade.
8. The Book Thief
Written by Markus Zusak (2005), This literary masterpiece documents the fictional story of a young girl who finds solace in books during the chaos of World War II. The book is narrated by Death, a voice equally poetic and contemplative.
9. The Sympathizer

Written by Viet Thanh Ngyuen (2015), This stunning work of historical fiction tells the story of a North Vietnamese mole who moves to the United States as part of a South Vietnamese community.
10. Interpreter of Maladies
Written by Jhumpa Lahiri (1999), The nine short stories that make up Interpreter of Maladies explore the Indian immigrant experience, and the difficulties of navigating one’s culture in the wake of love and tragedy.
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