Great literary getaways: 10 writers’ retreats for an inspirational break

Follow in the footsteps of George Orwell and nine other celebrated writers to the places that inspired their work

Best travel book of the year: Kapka Kassabova’s Border wins Stanford Dolman award

A timely account of a fraught part of Europe is named Stanford Dolman travel book of the year. Here, one of the judges heralds a master storyteller and gives an overview of the nominees