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22 Books for the Crossing
Atlantic crossings, the literature of arrival, and the ocean-liner canon
Seven nights between New York and Southampton — the crossing that made a genre.
Each reading track offers a different way to experience the transatlantic crossing — with books by the historians, novelists, and thinkers who'll be sitting at the next table.
The History Buff
Ocean liners, empire, and the route beneath the hull. Frankopan, Bettany Hughes, Philippe Sands — all aboard.
The Romantic
Love stories that cross water. Jenny Colgan, Fern Britton, and the devastating Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín.
The Explorer
Espionage, thrillers, and the Atlantic itself as subject. David McCloskey, Linwood Barclay, Simon Winchester.
The Deep Diver
Classical literature reimagined, psychology, poetry. Natalie Haynes, Philippa Perry, and Iris Murdoch's The Sea, the Sea.
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