To the River: A Journey Beneath the Surface (2011), shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize. [6] The Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers and Drinking (2013), shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Book Awards and a New York Times Notable Book [7] of 2014. The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone (2016), shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award.[8].