WINTER WARMERS

These bright new books offer some itinerant inspiration

for those dark winter nights. Words: Sarah Barrell

While the Earth Sleeps We Travel, by Ahmed M. Badr

In 2018, IraqiAmerican poet and former refugee Badr travelled to Greece, Trinidad & Tobago, and New York, holding storytelling workshops with displaced youth living in and outside of camps. Combining Badr’s poetry with the personal narratives and artistic offerings of young refugees, this collection offers unheard perspectives of those travelling in search of home. (Andrews McMeel, £14.99)

Best American Travel Writing 2020

As chosen by series editor Jason Wilson and guest editor Robert Macfarlane: the best travel writing essays published within the last year. Taking in an existential reckoning at an avalanche school, an act of kindness at the Mexican American border, and a moral dilemma at a Kenyan orphanage, these are tales that inspire.

Or, in Macfarlane’s words, ‘transport readers to other worlds’. (Mariner Books, £12.99)

Spirited: Cocktails from around the world

’Tis the season to be jolly, but if you need a little help, try this glossy compendium of exotic libations from around the globe. Cocktail doyenne Adrienne Stillman spotlights hundreds of cocktail recipes from the past 500 years, ranging from classics to lesser-known regional favourites. Try the Jägerita, a Jägermeister margarita created in London but popularised in Portland, Oregon. (Phaidon, £35)