Bound Together 2023: Nonfiction: Travel and Place
From Southern California and Nevada to national parks throughout the country, these new titles spark our curiosity and wanderlust.
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL? ONE WOMAN IN A BORROWED PRIUS ON THE ROAD MOST TRAVELED, By Blythe Roberson
HARPER PERENNIAL • APRIL 2023 • 304 PAGES • $30 HARDCOVER
Writer and comedian Blythe Roberson shares her misadventures and encounters with fellow travelers after she packs a Prius and hits the open road. As she drives across the West and camps in national parks, Roberson reflects on ecotourism, the climate crisis, and class to raise questions about the mythical American road trip.
A PEOPLE’S GUIDE TO ORANGE COUNTY, By Gustavo Arellano, Elaine Lewinnek, and Thuy Vo Dang
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS • JANUARY 2022 • 256 PAGES • $25 PAPERBACK
The United States’ fifth-most-populous county is given its due in this guide to the history, culture, and landmarks of Orange County. Short descriptions and compelling stories about everything from historic inns to popular theme parks to shuttered produce packinghouses manage to dig deep as the authors (Gustavo Arellano is an Alta Journal contributing editor) examine the complexities and diversities of those who inhabit this unique, overlooked, often misunderstood region.
OUTBACK NEVADA: REAL STORIES FROM THE SILVER STATE, By John M. Glionna
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS • MARCH 2022 • 302 PAGES • $27.95 PAPERBACK
In this collection of articles that originally appeared in several West Coast publications, John M. Glionna unveils the “real” Nevada—a dynamic, often overlooked state inhabited by people who are also quite dynamic and often overlooked. Glionna showcases the small-town characters and communities of one of the country’s largest states.
