Category: The Traveller

When I was following George Forster’s footsteps through the South Pacific, we did a bit of filming and made a little trailer for the publication of the book … to make you all a little excited about the book and Forster. Here it is:

‘Bestselling historian Wulf offers a revelatory biography of the little remembered but brilliant polymath and naturalist George Forster … Readers will be rapt by this immersive recreation of an intellectual awakening’ – Publishers Weekly, starred review click here to read

And here is the German cover for my forthcoming book ‘Der Reisende. Georg Forster und die Entdeckung der Menschlichkeit’ – published in Germany on 30 September 2026 (UK and US edition will be published in early June 2026)

And here is another trade review for ‘The Traveller’: ‘‘Scintillating new book”. For the full review click on the image.

The first trade review has come in for ‘The Traveler’: ‘Wulf amply restores [George Forster’s] stature as a brilliant mind. A stirring, empathetic portrait. . . . His curiosity, tolerance, and humaneness contrasted sharply with the perspective of his Eurocentric contemporaries – Kirkus Reviews (starred review) click here to read

The first blurbs for my forthcoming ‘The Traveller’ are coming in and there are so nice. Here are a few: “A remarkable biography of a remarkable man. Wulf’s books are always horizon-expanding, but with this one she has excelled herself I loved it!.” – Tom Holland, historian and host of The Rest is History “A book belonging…

So wonderful to see “The Traveller” being included in the Financial Times’ choice of books to read in 2026.

And here is the gorgeous US cover for my forthcoming book ‘The Traveler’ – published in the UK and US on 2 June 2026.

Here is the beautiful cover for my forthcoming book ‘The Traveller’ – published in the UK and US on 2 June 2026. Stay tuned.