Kia ora, I’m starting 2026 by looking back on 2025. Or at least, I’m looking back on the books I read, and I read a lot! Here’s my one-ish-sentence summary of each, in the order I read them. I want to hear your opinions too, so if you’ve read any of these, reply and letContinue reading “2025 travel and adventure reading round-up”
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Highlights from the Mountain Film & Book Festival
Kia ora, I had a wonderful time at the Mountain Film & Book Festival! The talks were so full of energy and excitement, and the audience buzz was so much fun to be around. And of course I picked up (quite a few) new books. At the Words & Wine event, five authors read extractsContinue reading “Highlights from the Mountain Film & Book Festival”
Writing a travel memoir can be cathartic
The travel and adventure genre has many sub genres, and one of the most challenging to write is memoir. Writing a memoir can be a kind of therapy or catharsis, and writing a memoir set around a trip you took adds another layer of complexity.
My 2024 reading round up
Here are all the travel and adventure books I read in 2024, and with a quick summary too.
Deborah Shaw Adventure Editing 