A review by m_peacock
The Best American Travel Writing 2021 by Padma Lakshmi, Jason Wilson

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

2.0

Yes, travel during the pandemic waves of 2020 and 2021 was difficult. But if you're going to publish a book titled The Best American Travel Writing 2021, then figure out how to get it done. The start of this book was way too New York-centric -- the story of celebrity lock-down life in the introduction by Padma Lakshmi, the inane stories about the guilt of ditching Manhattan or the inner strength required to stay. About 25% of the stories were good reads; too few for a book that claims to contain the best American travel writing of last year.