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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: ts a bit much for Nick Knowles in his new travel show. Most of the time hes out of breath, and sometimes he can hardly stand up to say his bit to camera.

New releases from Jessica Pratt, Oisin Leech and Bill Frisell

The paperbacks that became inextricably entwined with the places our editors read them.

Jay Caspian Kang comments on how it’s becoming harder to read the old-fashioned way, and gives his take on new e-reading platforms and devices such as the BOOX Palma.

People fall in love with Patagonia for many reasons. The breathtaking landscape. The gauchos. The Malbec. For me it was the thrill of fly-fishing in a mountain stream near the bottom of the world. On my latest trip, would I finally hook that elusive trout worthy of my majestic surroundings?

Michael Ignatieff interviews Bruce Chatwin on his novel The Songlines and the insistent call of his Wanderlust for Granta 21: The Story-Teller.

Bruce Chatwin's (1940-1989) books include In Patagonia, The Songlines and a collection of essays, What Am I Doing Here? (all published by Vintage/Penguin USA). His novel, Utz, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1988.

A sprawling inquiry into the author finds that most of the outlandish rumors about him seem to be true.

Clued-in fans would know the musician as one half of The Lost Brothers, but the solo work that began as something to pass the time during lockdown soon turned into an idea he couldn’t ignore

In her new memoir, Fernanda Eberstadt reflects on her mother, the legendary Warholian beauty Isabel Eberstadt, and growing up at the factory.