If you want to disappear for a while
Atmospheric novels that feel like stepping into another country, another era, another interior life.






100 Books of Summer
A balance of breezy page-turners with immersive classics and thought-provoking non-fiction.






Novels set in Europe ๐ฐ๐โ๏ธ๐ฅ ๐ฉโ๐จ
Bonjour, olรก, hallo - these books are set all across Europe. From the coast of Portugal to the beautiful Caucasus and from freezing Scandinavia to the islands of the Mediterranean. Mostly fiction, a few non-fiction (mostly memoirs) in there :) Recommendations welcome!






mentioned in โThis Book Made Me Think of Youโ
The ultimate bookish read!






Books that Take Place in Italy
Tasty food, gorgeous landscapes, inspiring history - there's so much Italy has to offer for an interesting story.






Sentimental Garbage Podcast Books
Sentimental Garbage is a podcast by Caroline O'Donoghue. Often the topic is a particular title/book, so this list is slowly curating the different books that are discussed. For those who enjoy reading and podcasts! NB: it doesn't include books of film media discussed unless they've also done an episode on the book.






For the foodies and the wanderers
Books about food, travel, nature, and the ways they intersect. May be narrative cookbooks, travelogues, foraging guides - anything that makes my feet itch for travel and my hands quest for spices and spoons.






Go on Vacation, but Like, Don't Leave Your Couch
Travel the world vicariously through these books. Some are adult fiction, some are YA, and others are non-fiction






Best of the best travel memoirs
Travel memoirs that take you on a journey through place, culture, discovery, and more.






a study in leisure






2000s Tuscan Kitchen in a Travel Novel
These travelogues give upper middle class white woman on a self discovery journey and Iโm all here for it





