The Paris Pastel Shop A Story of Art, Passion, Color, and Obsession
Imogen Savage
Published 2026
320 pages
The most popular exploration & adventure books of 2026
These are true stories of people who went to the edge. Polar expeditions, mountain climbs, ocean crossings, jungle treks and survival against the odds are told by those who were there or by writers who followed their trail. Gripping, humbling and often hard to put down. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.
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Neptune's Fortune The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire
Julian Sancton
Published 2026
384 pages
Mark Gruenwald
Paul V. Allen
Published 2026
144 pages
Prince Chakrabongse's 1911 Grand Tour
Narisa Chakrabongse
Published 2026
260 pages
Service Ready A Story of Love, Restaurants, and the Power of Hospitality
Molly Irani
Published 2026
304 pages
Dreams in Which I'm Almost Human
Hannah Soyer
Published 2026
232 pages
What Do We Know About Dragons?
Who HQ, Ben Hubbard
Published 2026
112 pages
Junglekeeper What It Takes to Change the World
Paul Rosolie
Published 2026
336 pages
Fierce Country
Heather Hansman
Published 2026
320 pages
Belgium Beautiful City of Antwerp
Thomas Bailey
Published 2026
204 pages
Brussels Travel Guide, Belgium
James Baker
Published 2026
198 pages
Safarnameh A Traveller's Journey Along the Hippie Trail
Trevor W. Harrison
Published 2026
200 pages
First on Everest The Life of Howard Somervell
Graham Hoyland
Published 2026
272 pages
The Women Are Not Fine The True Story Behind the Greatest Female-Led Poisoning Scandal in Modern History
Hope Reese
Published 2026
288 pages
An Atlas of Incredible Islands
Radek Malý
Published 2026
64 pages
Straya Day The Unofficial History of Australia's National Day from the Author of RUM and GOLD
Matt Murphy
Published 2026
320 pages
Big Digs Amazing Underground Constructions
Kiko Sanchez
Published 2026
48 pages
Be More Bird
Candida Meyrick
Published 2026
304 pages
Boggo Road Stories from Australia's Most Brutal Prison from number 1 bestselling true crime writer
James Phelps
Published 2026
320 pages
The Blood Says Otherwise A Fascinating and Heart-Breaking Story of Life As a Forensic Scientist
Ruben Miller
Published 2026
272 pages
The Immortal Journeys of Isabelle Eberhardt A Spatial Biography
Hédi A. Jaouad
Published 2026
Colonial Subjects
Dominik Nagl
Published 2026
Joseph Banks PB
Patrick O'Brian
Published 2026
Fishings Stranges_strangest Hb
Tom Quinn
Published 2026