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13 Best Road Trip Books

Goal: Find the best Road Trip books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best road trip books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

13 Best Road Trip Books

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1

On the Road

by Jack Kerouac

2

Travels with Charley

In Search of America

by John Steinbeck

3

Lost Children Archive

A Novel

by Valeria Luiselli

Also recommended by:

Barack Obama, Natalie Portman

4

Into the Wild

by Jon Krakauer

Also recommended by:

Gretchen Rubin

5

American Nomads

Travels with Lost Conquistadors, Mountain Men, Cowboys, Indians, Hoboes, Truckers, and Bullriders

by Richard Grant

6

We All Loved Cowboys

by Carol Bensimon

7

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing, Book 1

by Hunter S. Thompson

8

Blue Highways

A Journey into America

by William Least Heat-Moon

Also recommended by:

George Raveling

9

The Lost Continent

Travels in Small Town America

by Bill Bryson

Also recommended by:

Mike Rowe

10

Are You Listening?

by Tillie Walden

11

Flaming Iguanas

An Illustrated All-Girl Road Novel Thing

by Erika Lopez

12

Jupiter's Travels

Four Years Around the World on a Triumph

by Ted Simon

13

Lovecraft Country

A Novel

by Matt Ruff

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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