Celebrate Non‑Fiction.
Discover Your Next Great Book.

Paperback Travels is a celebration of non‑fiction books and their power to educate, inspire, and challenge. Come back regularly for concise summaries, in‑depth articles, and interviews with curious readers who love books almost as much as we do.

Latest Book Summaries

No Rules Rules

Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention

Reed Hastings

Why We Sleep

Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

Matthew Walker

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

Nexus

A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

Yuval Noah Harari

The Joy of Movement

How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage

Kelly McGonigal

The 5 Types of Wealth

A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life

Sahil Bloom

Dealing with Feeling

Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want

Marc Brackett

Start with Why

Simon Sinek

The Let Them Theory

A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About

Mel. Robbins

The Four Hour Workweek

Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

Tim Ferris

A Random Walk Down Wall Street

The Best Investment Guide That Money Can Buy

Burton G. Malkiel

AI Engineering

Building Applications with Foundation Models

Chip Huyen

Latest Interview

My Life in Books: Thaisa Fernandes

Check out our interview with Program Manager and podcast host Thaisa Fernandes as she introduces us to some of her favourite nonfiction books.

"Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere." - Mary Schmich

Welcome to Paperback Travels. The world is full of words. This is our attempt to guide you towards some of the best combinations of them.

Latest Article

The importance of an early bedtime

It turns out sleep is quite important. One of the ways to get more sleep is to get into bed earlier. In this article we explore the benefits of getting an early night and small habits you can introduce to help achieve this.

Celebrate Non‑Fiction. Discover Your Next Great Book.