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12 Travel Books to Read in 2025 | Virtual Book Club

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"is-style-info"><em>This post may contain affiliate links&comma; which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links&comma; at no extra cost to you&period; Please read&nbsp&semi;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;mostlysolotravel&period;com&sol;affiliate-third-party-links-disclosure-and-disclaimer&sol;">full disclosure<&sol;a>&nbsp&semi;for more information&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Since I can&&num;8217&semi;t always be traveling &lpar;boo&comma; right&quest;&rpar; I&&num;8217&semi;ve made it my goal to add more travel books to my reading lineup in 2025&period; I&&num;8217&semi;m a big fan of travel fiction and travel memoirs and thought it would be fun to start a little virtual travel book club to bring you all along on this journey with me&excl; I&&num;8217&semi;ve chosen the books for the first three months so that you can reserve them from your local library &lpar;or snag them from Amazon using the links below&rpar; but if you&&num;8217&semi;ve got suggestions for future months&comma; hop over to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;lorsjustlors">Instagram<&sol;a> and DM me&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Fun Fact&colon; My first job ever was working in the local library&period; I wasn&&num;8217&semi;t even looking for a job&comma; but I was there so often that they offered me one&excl; So I spent my high school years shelving books&comma; helping people find books&comma; and checking books in and out&period; I guess you can say reading and I have been in a committed relationship for decades&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id&equals;"h-january">JANUARY<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img onerror&equals;"this&period;onerror&equals;null&semi;this&period;src&equals;'https&colon;&sol;&sol;mostlysolotravel&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;08&sol;image-not-found&period;png'" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;mostlysolotravel&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;11&sol;travel-books-west-with-giraffes-683x1024&period;avif" alt&equals;"west with giraffes Travel Books" class&equals;"wp-image-9346"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id&equals;"h-west-with-giraffes">West with Giraffes<&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-essential-blocks-button root-eb-button-qh6a5"><div class&equals;"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-button-qh6a5 "><div class&equals;"eb-button-wrapper eb-button-alignment eb-button-qh6a5"><div class&equals;"eb-button"><div class&equals;"eb-button-inner-wrapper "><a class&equals;"eb-button-anchor " href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;amzn&period;to&sol;3ZcbMwc" rel&equals;"noopener">BUY<&sol;a><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>A centenarian who feels his life slipping away recounts his 12-day cross-country road trip to deliver two giraffes from the port in NYC to the San Diego Zoo&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;mostlysolotravel&period;com&sol;travel-book-club-west-with-giraffes-discussion-jan-2025&sol;">DISCUSSION<&sol;a><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id&equals;"h-february">FEBRUARY<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img onerror&equals;"this&period;onerror&equals;null&semi;this&period;src&equals;'https&colon;&sol;&sol;mostlysolotravel&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;08&sol;image-not-found&period;png'" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;mostlysolotravel&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;11&sol;71Ve0v7tzbL&period;&lowbar;SL1256&lowbar;-jpg&period;avif" alt&equals;"black girl in paris Travel Books" class&equals;"wp-image-9374"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id&equals;"h-black-girl-in-paris">Black Girl in Paris<&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-essential-blocks-button root-eb-button-617z7"><div class&equals;"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-button-617z7 "><div class&equals;"eb-button-wrapper eb-button-alignment eb-button-617z7"><div class&equals;"eb-button"><div class&equals;"eb-button-inner-wrapper "><a class&equals;"eb-button-anchor " href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;amzn&period;to&sol;4gMi1MU" rel&equals;"noopener">BUY<&sol;a><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Author Shay Youngblood explores the journey of a young African-American woman as she discovers her personal identity in Paris&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;mostlysolotravel&period;com&sol;travel-book-club-black-girl-in-paris-discussion-feb-2025&sol;">DISCUSSION<&sol;a><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id&equals;"h-march">MARCH<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img onerror&equals;"this&period;onerror&equals;null&semi;this&period;src&equals;'https&colon;&sol;&sol;mostlysolotravel&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;08&sol;image-not-found&period;png'" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;mostlysolotravel&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;11&sol;91AmQz7sagL&period;&lowbar;SL1500&lowbar;-683x1024&period;avif" alt&equals;"the little italian hotel Travel Books" class&equals;"wp-image-9375"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id&equals;"h-the-little-italian-hotel">The Little Italian Hotel<&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-essential-blocks-button root-eb-button-sa0ac"><div class&equals;"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-button-sa0ac "><div class&equals;"eb-button-wrapper eb-button-alignment eb-button-sa0ac"><div class&equals;"eb-button"><div class&equals;"eb-button-inner-wrapper "><a class&equals;"eb-button-anchor " href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;amzn&period;to&sol;4gycbiE" rel&equals;"noopener">BUY<&sol;a><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>When radio host Ginny&&num;8217&semi;s marriage falls apart&comma; she takes four listeners on what was supposed to be her twenty-fifth anniversary trip&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;mostlysolotravel&period;com&sol;travel-book-club-the-little-italian-hotel-discussion-march-2025&sol;">DISCUSSION<&sol;a><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"convertkit-form wp-block-convertkit-form" style&equals;""><script async data-uid&equals;"9979455586" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;mostlysolotravel&period;kit&period;com&sol;9979455586&sol;index&period;js" data-jetpack-boost&equals;"ignore" data-no-defer&equals;"1" nowprocket><&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div 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