Book Reviews https://mattwalkwild.com/category/book-reviews/ Adventure Travel Blog - Tips & Guides Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:42:59 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://mattwalkwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-Walk-Wild-trim-1-150x150.png Book Reviews https://mattwalkwild.com/category/book-reviews/ 32 32 The Longest Road https://mattwalkwild.com/the-longest-road/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-longest-road Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:40:51 +0000 https://mattwalkwild.com/?p=6865 I’m very excited to announce the release of my second travel book ‘The Longest Road: Driving 30,000 km from the Arctic Circle to Central America’. This book has been almost six years in the making. I spent nearly two years planning for the trip, two years completing the expedition, and two years writing, editing, and […]

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]]> 5 Best Adventure Travel Books https://mattwalkwild.com/5-best-adventure-travel-books/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-best-adventure-travel-books Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:16:34 +0000 https://mattwalkwild.com/?p=6834 As a travel writer, I spend a great deal of time reading books and articles from other authors about their expeditions and adventures. During that time, I have compiled a short list of the 5 best adventure travel books that I’ve ever read. Often, I believe that what makes a travel book so powerful is […]

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]]> New Book! https://mattwalkwild.com/new-book/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-book Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:34:45 +0000 https://mattwalkwild.com/?p=6827 Today I can finally say these beautiful words: I am a published author. My new book “Out the Door – 10 Tales of Adventure” is finally available to purchase from Amazon. This book has been many years in the making as it is a project I first began during the COVID lockdowns. Since then, I’ve […]

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]]> 10 of the Best Adventure Travel Books https://mattwalkwild.com/10-of-the-best-adventure-travel-books/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-of-the-best-adventure-travel-books Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:21:16 +0000 https://mattwalkwild.com/?p=6169 Travel and reading go hand in hand. Here's 10 of the best adventure travel books (fiction and non-fiction) to get you inspired!

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]]> August Book Review https://mattwalkwild.com/august-book-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=august-book-review Thu, 03 Sep 2020 11:23:37 +0000 https://mattwalkwild.com/?p=5042 4 books read during a paperless month! Audiobooks and Kindle reigned supreme in this August Book Review but what of the books?

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]]> July Book Review https://mattwalkwild.com/july-book-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=july-book-review Sun, 02 Aug 2020 16:09:43 +0000 https://mattwalkwild.com/?p=5003 July book review includes an intro to Nietzsche, short stories on existentialism, a true crime book on religious fundamentalism, and a western epic.

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]]> 6 Month Book Review https://mattwalkwild.com/6-month-book-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=6-month-book-review https://mattwalkwild.com/6-month-book-review/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2020 17:51:00 +0000 https://mattwalkwild.com/?p=4953 6 month book review: 24 books - 8,004 pages - 2,405,194 words - 223 hours. That's a lot of reading! Here's how my challenge to read a book a week is going!

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]]> https://mattwalkwild.com/6-month-book-review/feed/ 3 June Book Review https://mattwalkwild.com/june-book-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=june-book-review Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:15:52 +0000 https://mattwalkwild.com/?p=4950 This June book review contains two books on wild camping, bushcraft, and hiking to get you in the mood for outdoor trips this summer!

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]]> April and May Book Review https://mattwalkwild.com/april-and-may-book-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=april-and-may-book-review https://mattwalkwild.com/april-and-may-book-review/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2020 17:30:26 +0000 https://mattwalkwild.com/?p=4823 A round-up book review from the last two months 12 Minute Read Hello and welcome to my combined April/May book review. I managed to finish an all time classic – which I hated. I’ve read a mediocre crime novel, and an iconic horror. I’ve got through a productivity book from a business guru. And I’ve […]

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]]> https://mattwalkwild.com/april-and-may-book-review/feed/ 2 March Book Review https://mattwalkwild.com/march-book-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-book-review Sun, 29 Mar 2020 16:50:33 +0000 https://mattwalkwild.com/?p=4673 In spite of - or maybe because of - the global pandemic, it's been a good month for reading books! Three 4★ reviews and one 5★ - read on to hear more!

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