Monday Moods is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Unwrapping Words (aka, me!). The premise is simple: every week, there’s a new ‘mood’, ranging from tropes to genres or actual moods (happy, sad, etc). On a Monday, feel free to post about books on your TBR, books you’d recommend, or a mix – whatever you like – that fits the ‘mood’ prompt. And of course, you can use your own if you’re not fussed on a particular one!
Travel! Travel is an interesting topic, as books within the travel genre can vary hugely. To narrow it down for this week, I’ve specifically picked out travel books that focus on the UK. But if you have any recommendations for me for books that go further afield, please do let me know in the comments. And if you want to take part in this week’s Monday Moods, please comment with a link to your post.
This Week, I’m in the Mood For…
Travel
London: The Biography
Peter Ackroyd
Genre: Nonfiction – Travel – Biography
Age: Adult
Format: Paperback
Published: December 5th, 2000
I Want to Read This Because I love London – I think it’s a really fascinating city with such a deep, rich history, and I’ve heard excellent things about Ackroyd’s book.
Britain’s Ghosts
Anna Groves
Genre: Nonfiction – History – Folklore
Age: Adult
Format: ebook
Published: September 12th, 2024
I Want to Read This Because I’ve become a fan of these kind of books, which take you on a ‘tour’ through particular areas but with an intriguing angle to them, in this case, ghosts! I expect my list of places to visit will increase quite a bit after reading this.
Kent’s Strangest Tales
Martin Latham
Genre: Nonfiction – History
Age: Adult
Format: Hardback
Published: May 1st, 2012
I Want to Read This Because we visit Kent fairly regularly (specifically Margate, due to family living there), and it’s definitely intriguing to find out the ‘strangeness’ behind places like that. And I’m sure it’ll give us ideas of where else we need to visit when we go next!
Shadowlands: A Journey Through Britain’s Lost Cities and Vanished Villages
Matthew Green
Genre: Nonfiction – Travel – History
Age: Adult
Format: ebook
Published: July 19th, 2022
I Want to Read This Because it sounds fascinating, and unless it’s local, I don’t think we often consider these kind of places that no longer exist, and I think this is going to be a really intriguing read with an interesting angle on British history.
The Notorious Guide to Britain
Paul Donnelley
Genre: Nonfiction – Travel
Age: Adult
Format: ebook
Published: October 13th, 2022
I Want to Read This Because it sounds like a deep dive into some of the most random things on these isles, and how could I not be intrigued by that?
Have you read any of these? What do you look for in travel books, if you read them? And again, feel free to share your own recommendations!
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