Have you - or your child - ever wondered what to put in a survival kit? Or how to build a shelter in the Amazon? If not, then perhaps how to escape the World's Most Wanted Man?! Here's some perfect summer reading for adventures of ALL ages! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

‘Books are uniquely portable magic.’ - Stephen King The weekend is finally here !! Bookshops are open !! ☀️📖 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

It’s hot !! 🔥 Keep cool 💙 Grab a book !! 📖

Sun’s out☀️ Books out 📖 Find some shade 🌳

Happy Summer Solstice ☀️ Happy Father’s Day 💙 Happy Reading!! 📖 Head to @stanfordstravel.bsky.social 📚🤗

‘Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.’ - Ralph Waldo Emerson Don’t forget it’s Father’s Day on Sunday! 💚 Perfect gifts! 🌳📖 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

What does it really take to become an explorer? Find out how as we join author, TV presenter, and explorer Lucy Shepherd for an unforgettable evening celebrating her debut book, Into the Wild - The Making of an Explorer 📖

My next two reads … 📖 ‘Farewell To Russia A Journey Through The Former USSR’ By @joelucbarnes.bsky.social ‘On Thin Ice An Explorer’s Memoir Of Siberia, Surveillance And Survival’ By @cwexplore.bsky.social Looking forward to both of these! Copies @stanfordstravel.bsky.social 📚

It’s Independent Bookshop Week!! 🎉 Make sure you visit your favourite, show your support and buy a book or six !! 🤗📚📚 #indiebookshopweek

If you’re into it, there’s a book for it 🤗📚 It’s also the weekend !! 🙌 Make sure you check these lovely ones out 📖 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

The 2026 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction is awarded to Lyse Doucet for 'The Finest Hotel In Kabul: A People's History of Afghanistan'. Congratulations Lyse!

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans is the 2026 winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction. Congratulations Virginia! @michaeljbooks.bsky.social

New Book !! 🤗📖 Really excited to pick up my copy today 🙌 ‘On Thin Ice An Explorer’s Memoir Of Siberia, Surveillance And Survival’ By Charlie Walker Looking forward to reading! Copies @stanfordstravel.bsky.social @duckworthbooks.bsky.social

The World Cup starts tomorrow ⚽️🥅 If that’s not your thing, books are a great escape 🤗📕📖 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

My next read … 📖 ‘Farewell To Russia’ By @joelucbarnes.bsky.social Have read some great reviews, so looking forward to this one!📕

‘We have a responsibility to care for the ocean as if our lives depended on it - because they do.’ - Sir David Attenborough It’s #worldoceanday 🌏🌊 Essential reading for all ages 💙📖

We are thrilled to announce our June Non Fiction book of the Month: The Traveller - The Revolutionary Life of George Forster and his Search for Humanity by ⁠Andrea Wulf www.stanfords.co.uk/the-travelle...

Rosita Boland has an ache for distant places. So she travels. Elsewhere is about her journeys worldwide, including to Antartica. And through it all, she introduces us to obscure words that describe the places. A treat. @rositaboland.bsky.social talkingaboutbookswomenstravel.review/2026/06/05/e...

‘Time spent amongst trees is never time wasted.’ - Katrina Mayer It’s #worldenvironmentday 🌏🌱🌳 Look after the trees 💚 Essential reading 📗📖

New Book !! 🙌📖 Finally got my copy of the much anticipated book … ‘The Hidden Nations of Animals A Grand Tour of Earth’s Wild Civilizations’ By Ryan Huling and @oliveruberti.bsky.social One for the wildlife lovers, wildlife researchers, geographers and anthropologists out there! Get yours!

Join us throughout July for a series of 45-minute lunchtime walks lead by expert guides and authors. These short walks are perfect for those looking to get outside during their lunchbreaks and learn something new about the area around them. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stanfords-...

It’s World Bicycle Day !! 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️ Some great reading for you !! 📖 #worldbicycleday 🚲🌏 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

‘Keep reading. It’s one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.’ - Lloyd Alexander There are some brilliant books out there!! 🤗📚 Stay curious. Keep reading 📖 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

As Mental Health Awareness Month 2026 comes to an end, where will you be reading #MindfulSoldier over this long weekend? Order here in hardback, Kindle or audiobook: www.amazon.co.uk/Mindful-Sold... Please do also keep rating and reviewing online as it helps spread the word. Onwards!

‘May books and nature be their early joy.’ - William Wordsworth 📚📖💚🌳🌱🌊🐟🦈💙💦🌿📖📚 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

‘I was rich, if not in money, in sunny hours and summer days.’ - Henry David Thoreau The long weekend is nearly here!! 🙌 When you’ve had enough of the sun, you’ll need a good book ☀️📖 Make sure you seek these ones out 🤗📚 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

Just finished this absolutely brilliant read!! 🙌💚 ‘Into The Wild The Making Of An Explorer’ By @lucyshepherd.bsky.social What an epic, epic journey!! Lucy is SO inspiring!! 💚📖 An absolute MUST read. Make sure you get your copy @stanfordstravel.bsky.social 📗📚

‘Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier.’ - Kathleen Norris Keep reading. Keep happy 😊 📖 #mentalhealthawarenessweek 💭❤️ @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

‘Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.’ - Joseph Addison It’s Mental Health Awareness Week Books to help nurture and focus your mind. You are not alone. Anything is possible 🙏💭❤️ #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthawarenessweek

My Next Read … 📖 ‘Into The Wild The Making Of An Explorer’ By @lucyshepherd.bsky.social … and I cannot wait to get stuck in!! 📗 Make sure you catch up with her TV series on @channel4tv.bsky.social too! It’s brilliant!! 🙌📺 Copies @stanfordstravel.bsky.social 📚

New Books !! 🤗📚📖 ‘The Wilder Way’ By #EvaZuBeck and ‘Along The Borders’ By @traveltrampuk.bsky.social Get yours at the lovely @stanfordstravel.bsky.social 🙌

Our Non-Fiction Book of the Month is The Wilder Way by the incredible YouTube adventurer and National Geographic host, Eva Zu Beck From a high-flying career to solo horse treks in Mongolia and overlanding across the US with her dog Vilk, Eva’s memoir is a raw and disarmingly beautiful book.

‘People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure.’ - David Attenborough A very Happy 100th Birthday to Sir David Attenborough 🙌🎉 You are one in a million!! You will never cease to inspire 💚🌏 #SirDavidAttenborough 🙏

May the Forest be with you💚🌳 Today and every day 📗📖 🌱🌿🌴🌲🌳💚🌲🌳🌴🌿🌱 #4thofmay

Whatever you’re into there’s a book for you 📚 Let’s keep supporting our amazing authors and their books 🙌📖 @meganeaves.com @ashalexcooper.bsky.social @joelucbarnes.bsky.social @lucyshepherd.bsky.social @danzep.bsky.social

Long reads for the long weekend 📖 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social has you covered 📚

‘The world reveals itself to those who travel on foot.’ - Werner Herzog Books !! 🌏🥾📖 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

New in for Spring 🌼 April’s been a fantastic month for nature writing 📖 Here are some of the new in this month paperbacks and hardbacks, we think you’ll enjoy📚 Visit us in-store this weekend for more nature writing recommendations 🌿 #naturewriting #newbook #readingrecommendations

‘There is pleasure in the pathless woods.’ - Lord Byron The sun is out! It’s the weekend, what better time to get outside!! ☀️ But when you’re not, these are perfect! 💚🌱🌿🌳🎋🌲🪵🌊💙📗📖💚

New Book !! 📘 Huge Congratulations to David Orson Newton on the release of his book … 📖 ‘Seconds To Midnight War is coming. But who is the enemy?’ … and it looks an intriguing one! Looking forward to reading! Make sure you get your copy 🕛📘📖 @chiselbury.bsky.social

‘Cherish the natural world, because you’re part of it and you depend on it.’ - David Attenborough It’s #earthday 🌏 Reading ideas for today and every day 📖 💚🌱🌳🌏📗

‘It’s surely our responsibility to do everything within our power to create a planet that provides a home not just for us, but for all life on Earth.’ - Sir David Attenborough Ahead of #earthday some essential reading 📖 Let’s take that responsibility. We can all play our part 🙏 🌱🌳💚🌏💙

‘There’s so much more to a book than just the reading.’ - Maurice Sendak 📚📖

‘Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary.’ - Jim Rohn It’s the weekend! You’ll need a good book!📚📖 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social will help you out 🙌

Happy Publication Day to Lucy Shepherd on the release of her book … 📖 ‘Into The Wild The Making Of An Explorer’ … and it looks absolutely fantastic!! 🤗💚📗 Make sure you seek it out AND watch her new TV series this Saturday at 7pm on Channel4 📺👍

‘Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.’ - Charles William Eliot You can never have enough books 📚 Toppings Bookshop, Ely 🩵📖

‘I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading. How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book.’ - Jane Austen How true !! 🤗📚📖 #lovebooks #lovereading

Love Books ❤️📚 Love Bookshops 📖 #ToppingsEly #HeffersBookshopCambridge

RESILIENCE thought of the day: "Don't mistake kindness for weakness." (Stuff I've learned over 40 years as an explorer, often immersed and isolated in seemingly hostile conditions.)