The beauty of good writing is that it transports the reader inside another person's experience
in some other physical place and culture writes Padma Lakshmi in her introduction and at its
best evokes a palpable feeling of being in a specific moment in time and space. The essays in
this year's Best American Travel Writing are an antidote to the isolation of the year 2020
giving us views into experiences unlike our own and taking us on journeys we could not take
ourselves. From the lively music of West Africa to the rich culinary traditions of Muslims in
Northwest China to the thrill of a hunt in Alaska this collection is a treasure trove of
diverse places and cultures providing the comfort excitement and joy of feeling elsewhere.
THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING 2021 INCLUDES KIESE MAKEBA LAYMON • LESLIE JAMISON • BILL
BUFORD • JON LEE ANDERSON • MEGHAN DAUM LIGAYA MISHAN • PAUL THEROUX and others
