I meant to get some market leads up this week, but things have been a bit crazy. I haven't been traveling like our fearless leader and
book touring diva Jen, but I'm gearing up for some 2006 travel of my own and finally took the big step of giving notice at my day job this week. (You can follow along at my new Bootsnall
blog!)
I've also been adjusting to life as a professional blogger with regular posts at
Gadling. I've noticed that I can't help but write about new book releases in the travel genre -- it seems I read about at least one a day, each sounding better than the last. Yet I haven't been able to actually
read any of them.
Since I've mentioned several books over at Gadling in the past month, I thought I'd link to them here as a summary, starting with the latest from Travelers Tales!
TT's Japan and Hawaii Guides
Mark Twain on Travel and Following the Equator
The Meaning of Tingo
Lighten Up Backpacking
Adventure Divas
Pedalling to Hawaii
Breaking Trail
Bruce Feiler's Bible books
Armchair Diplomat
Some of these are travel writing, others are travel related, and a few have yet to be released. If you've read any and can share a quick review in the comments, please do. I hope to hear that others are enjoying all the great writing that is out there. And if you have any tips on how you balance the happy medium between writing time and reading time, please share those too!