Discover GEEO’s recommended books to read before you travel to the Azores. Our book club is a way for travelers to learn through literature about the places they’ll be visiting.

These are some of our favorites about the Azores, so if you’re heading there, take a look (the GEEO book club is not a required element of our programs, just a bit of added fun)! We hope you will enjoy the books we have selected and they will enhance your experience.

You should be able to find most of our selections through the links below and in your local library system as well. Do you have any feedback on our selections or suggestions for additions? Contact us and let us know!

Recommended books to read before traveling to the Azores:

Fiction:

• The Islands of Magic: Legends, Folk and Fairy Tales from the Azores by Elsie Spicer Eells (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
• Happy People in Tears: A Novel by João de Melo (Amazon)

Non-Fiction:

• The Azores: or Western Islands: A Political, Commercial and Geographical Account by Walter Frederick Walker (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
• Azores (Bradt Travel Guide) by David Sayers (Amazon)

For those looking for more suggestions, here are some other books you may want to consider:

• Death at the Water’s Edge (Azores Heritage Mystery Series Book 1) by Miriam Winthrop (Amazon)
• Home Is an Island: A Novel by Alfred Lewis and Devin Nunes (Amazon)
• The Conjurer and Other Azorean Tales by Darrell Kastin (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
• Azorean Cooking: From My Table To Yours by Maria Lawton (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
• Saudade by Miriam Winthrop (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
• Land of Milk and Money: A Novel by Anthony Barcellos (Bookshop.org | Amazon)

GEEO utilizes both Bookshop.org and Amazon Associates links for the above-suggested books. If you purchase a book through one of the links above, you’re supporting us as a nonprofit and helping more teachers travel through GEEO!