Shepherd has a wonderful website for book lovers and authors alike. It shares recommendations by authors of books in a similar genre.

My three favourite travel books of the year were recently featured by Shepherd, and they include:

• From Bhutan to Blacktown by Om Dhungel
• The Slow Road to Tehran by Rebecca Lowe
• Travels on My Elephant by Rebecca Lowe

You can read my reasons for choosing each book on the Shepherd website.

I would love to hear what your favourite memoirs and travel books are – please leave a comment below.