A review by sierratakushi
The Best American Travel Writing 2021 by Padma Lakshmi, Jason Wilson
5.0
This collection of stories had me crying, gasping, and reading full essays out loud alone in my room because they were so poetic or relatable or inspiring. What an great capsule of moments+places+events of 2020 - and what outstanding representations of what travel writing can be!
Favorite stories include: Doug Clark’s piece on passengers quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in the early days of COVID-19, Kiese Laymon’s poem and reflections about Mississippi, Meghan Gunn’s piece on assault and realization in Borneo, Glynis Macbicol’s essay on the new New York City, Amanda Fortini’s local perspective about Las Vegas, Latria Graham’s letter touching upon Blackness in the outdoors and the world, and Ligaya Mishan’s reflections on Han and Uygur relations in Xi’an, China.
Unlike most books in this series, this edition felt complete, rich with an array of perspectives, experiences, and commentary on the current state of the world!
Favorite stories include: Doug Clark’s piece on passengers quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in the early days of COVID-19, Kiese Laymon’s poem and reflections about Mississippi, Meghan Gunn’s piece on assault and realization in Borneo, Glynis Macbicol’s essay on the new New York City, Amanda Fortini’s local perspective about Las Vegas, Latria Graham’s letter touching upon Blackness in the outdoors and the world, and Ligaya Mishan’s reflections on Han and Uygur relations in Xi’an, China.
Unlike most books in this series, this edition felt complete, rich with an array of perspectives, experiences, and commentary on the current state of the world!