The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the WorldbyArthur HermanHistory: Europe – ScandinaviaHistory: World – GeneralAmazon – Best History Books of the Year▶4 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Erebus: One Ship, Two Epic Voyages, and the Greatest Naval Mystery of All Time byMichael PalinHistory: Maritime History & PiracyJohn Lyman Book Prize▶2 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana and the Deadly First Voyage through the AmazonbyBuddy LevyHistory / AmericasBiography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers▶3 author interviews3 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
The Lost City of the Monkey GodbyDouglas PrestonGoodread’s Choice Awards – Nonfiction▶4 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth CenturybyCharles KingHistory: United States – 20th CenturySocial Science: Anthropology – Cultural & Social▶8 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into SpacebyStephen WalkerBiography & Autobiography: Science & TechnologyScience: Space Science▶14 author interviews7 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Stampede: Gold Fever and Disaster in the Klondike byBrian CastnerHistory: Modern – 19th CenturyHistory: North American▶6 author interviews2 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered EuropebyCaroline Dodds PennockHistory: Native AmericanPolitical Science: Colonialism & Post-ColonialismSmithsonian Magazine – 10 Best History Books of the Year▶8 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Straits: Beyond the Myth of Magellan byFelipe Fernández-ArmestoBiography & Autobiography: Adventuerers & ExplorersHistory: Europe – Spain & Portugal▶6 author interviews3 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World―and Globalization BeganbyValerie HansenHistory: CivilizationHistory: Europe – Medieval▶12 author interviews5 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators and Fading EmpiresbySimon WinchesterHistory: OceaniaHistory: World – GeneralAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction▶6 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titantic Storms and a Vast Ocean of a Million StoriesbySimon WinchesterHistory: OceaniaTransportation: Ships & Shipbuilding – History▶2 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Battle of Ink and Ice: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern MediabyDarrell HartmanHistory: Polar RegionsHistory: United States – 20th CenturyNew York Time’s Notable Book▶2 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton’s EndurancebyMensun BoundBiography & Autobiography: Adventuerers & ExplorersBiography & Autobiography: Aviation & Nautical▶2 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American AdventurebyRinker BuckHistory: Maritime History & PiracyHistory: United States – GeneralAmazon – Best History Books of the Year▶2 author interviews1 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the NilebyCandice MillardBiography & Autobiography: Adventuerers & ExplorersHistory: Africa – GeneralAmazon – Best Biographies & Memoirs Books of the Year▶6 author interviews3 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Conquering The Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery byAndrés ReséndezHistory: Europe – Spain & Portugal▶4 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the WorldbyAndrea PitzerBiography & Autobiography: Adventuerers & ExplorersHistory: Polar Regions▶3 author interviews1 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Wonders All Around: The Incredible True Story of Astronaut Bruce McCandless II and the First Untethered Flight in SpacebyBruce McCandless IIIBiography & Autobiography: Personal MemoirsScience: Space Science▶2 author interviews1 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar ExpeditionbyBuddy LevyHistory: Polar RegionsHistory: United States – 19th CenturyBookTube Prize▶4 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the GlobebyLaurence BergreenHistory: Maritime History & PiracyHistory: World – General▶2 author interviews1 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗