Sherborne Travel Writing Festival
Colin Thubron
The Amur River
Britain’s most acclaimed literary travel writer, at the age of 81, travels along The Amur River, between Russia and China, the tenth longest in the world.
Sara Wheeler
Glowing Still
Stories of remarkable travels from Pole to Pole via Zanzibar that contemplate friendship and the irreplaceable value that travel brings
Justin Marozzi
The Arab Conquests
The extraordinary story of how marauding Muslim armies carved out an empire that rivalled Rome and changed the world for ever
Demi Anter
Bowie in Berlin
Former residents Demi and Rory unveil the city’s secrets to focus on Bowie’s prolific Berlin sojourn and creative growth
Fergal Keane
The Madness: A Memoir of War, Fear and PTSD
War, fear, travel and PTSD from Rwanda to Afghanistan and Ukraine through the eyes of one of Europe’s great chroniclers and journalists
John Gimlette
The Gardens of Mars: Madagascar, an Island story
An enticing journey to the fantastical landscapes, beguiling creatures and isolated tribes of tropical Madagascar
Philip Marsden
The Summer Isles – A Voyage of the Imagination
Sail single-handed up the west coasts of Ireland and Scotland on a remarkable voyage across history and into the imagination
Anthony Sattin
Nomads – The Wanderers that Shaped our World
The sweeping, best-selling history of the wanderers who shaped our world, explaining why we leave home, and why we like to return
Sophy Roberts
The Lost Pianos of Siberia
An inspirational and heart-breaking illustrated journey across Siberia’s remote reaches to beyond its frozen myths
John Blashford Snell
From Utmost East to Utmost West
The renowned explorer unpacks his expeditions from the Blue Nile and Congo River to Operation Raleigh