Just thought I would mention that David Farley , who we interviewed here , will be promoting the release of his new book An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church's Strangest Relic in Italy's…
Read more →It's certainly been a busy couple of weeks for the online travel community, with bloggers, developers, start ups and long-established travel companies chewing the cud together on the future of travel.…
Read more →As a reader and editor, I've always had slightly more of a leaning towards travel literature than fact-focused guidebooks. Of course, both genres do have different jobs to fulfil; travel books' rich,…
Read more →Running from November 17-20 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood, California, The Bloggers' Summit , part of the PhoCusWright Travel Industry Event of the Year is a way for travel industry…
Read more →If you missed the latest enstallment of David Farley's Restless Legs Reading Series this past Saturday (I went and had a great time, as did the many others that made it) a nother eeading will commence in…
Read more →We got a heads-up from ex-Written Road contributor Kelly Amabile , of some cool travel related events in NYC this October. Although the events do not talk about travel-writing directly, they involve some…
Read more →The Restless Legs reading series, "a reading series for the wanderlust stricken," will be holding their next reading this Saturday on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Authors Mary Morris (who wrote Wall to…
Read more →WTM (World Travel Market) arrives at London's Excel exhibition centre from 10-13th November. If you're scheduled to be in the UK around that time I'm guessing you'll be making a beeline for the Excel…
Read more →To continue the theme of Abha's latest post, there's lots to gain from one of Travellers' Tales Travel Writing and Photography workshops; even if you've already nailed some paid commissions. They offer…
Read more →Creative Escapes , leaders in providing writing and photography holidays (recently even voted by the Guardian as one of the top 5 companies offering writing holidays), has just announced its next writing…
Read more →Well, I am! My name is Jessica, and while you've not seen my name on Written Road before, I've written for several other websites under the vast (and seemingly ever-expanding) BootsnAll umbrella. The main…
Read more →So I'm walking out of the bathroom of the NY Times Travel Trade Show and almost run into some guy. Holy crap, that's Rick Steves , wearing his signature gecks, walking in to the mens room. Other Sightings…
Read more →The New York Times Travel Trade Show is set for this weekend, Friday February 29 to Sunday March 2, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention center in Manhattan. The show is one of the largest trade and consumer…
Read more →This is extremely short notice, but for those of you interested I will be having a book signing tonight, Wednesday October 3rd , at 6:30-7:30pm at the Barnes & Noble on the Ohio State University campus in…
Read more →Sorry, I didn't post this any sooner, but to those of you in NYC writer Michael Luongo , who we interviewed here a few months ago, has an event planned tonight: When : Monday, Sept 17, 7pm Where : Barnes…
Read more →Ever wondered when the travel-publishing industry began, in what form, by whom, how, and with what intention? Honestly, I never did until I came across this piece on an exhibition that is displaying a set…
Read more →Media Bistro is offering a Guidebook Writing Seminar at their HQ in NYC hosted by Lonely Planet author Robert Reid. The course is $65 ($50 for Avant Guild Members). In the seminar you will learn : -The…
Read more →Perceptive Travel has released its latest issue, July/August . The ezine is published by World's Cheapest Destinations author Tim Leffel and features the work of travel (and other) writers with at least…
Read more →Lonely Planet founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler will be in several spots in California this week to promote two of their new books: A Tourist in the Axis of Evil and The Lonely Planet Story . Admission is…
Read more →Tony and Maureen Wheeler , founders of the Lonely Planet have just released two new travel literature books: 1) Bad Lands , by Tony Wheeler: Tony talks about his experience traveling through 9 countries…
Read more →WHAT : Launch of sophisticated bus tour series Esotouric , a spin-off of the popular 1947project Crime Bus Tours WHEN : Free press junket tour, April 22 in LA, public tours begin in May TOURS : Raymond…
Read more →It's Easter, and between eating chocolate eggs and watching it pour outside, nothing much has happened. No writing, no travelling, no nothing. So while I'm enjoying Madrid, some good cinema and my sofa,…
Read more →The Globe Corner bookstore has announced several upcoming speakers for its Adventure Travel Lecture Series. Events are free and reservations are strongly urged. TUESDAY, MARCH 20TH LONELY PLANET COSTA…
Read more →Travelers' Tales has just released 100 Places Every Woman Should Go , which arrived in bookstores on February 25. Author Stephanie Elizondo Griest wrote Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing and…
Read more →I always get an inexplicable kick when I hear of new magazine launches by prominent figures in the publishing industry, although I am not sure why. Guess it's all about the 'scoop value', as I'd like to…
Read more →A couple of months ago, I had the privilege to join the Matador Travel Community . I first found it talked about on Craigslist as a community for people interested in travel, music & art, writing &…
Read more →The Globe Corner Bookstore in Cambridge, MA has announced two events for their fall Adventure Travel Lecture Series : 1) On Wednesday, October 25th, Wayne Bernhardson will speak about travel to Patagonia…
Read more →Olsson's Books , an indy chain in VA and DC, has two travel-related author events this week. First up is NPR correspondent John Burnett, author of Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions: Travels with…
Read more →Tomorrow night in Menlo Park, Helene Goupil and Josh Krist will talk about their book, San Francisco: The Unknown City , as part of Kepler's Journey the World series. I have a copy of thic cool city guide…
Read more →The 92nd Street YMHA , which offers an impressive list of classes and lectures, will offer a travel writing workshop. Admittedly, this class sounds different than traditional travel writing classes, but…
Read more →Two upcoming author appearances happening this month. And don't forget Jen's events this week. Beppe Severgnini , author of La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind Tuesday, September 12, 1:00…
Read more →The Newberry Library in Chicago will offer an extensive collection of humanities-related seminars this fall, including several one-day and multi-week writing workshops . Here's the scoop on their travel…
Read more →If you missed Jen Leo in conversation with Tim Cahill at Book Passage's 2006 Travel Writers and Photographers Conference a few weeks ago, here's your chance to catch her as she takes her latest travel…
Read more →This exciting LIVE from the NYPL event is still two months away but since tickets go on sale soon, I though it best to let you know about it ASAP. Don't miss a rare opportunity to see this acclaimed…
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Read more →Lea Aschkenas , author of Es Cuba: Life and Love on a Illegal Island Sunday, July 23, 7:00 pm Book Passage , Corte Madera, CA Love is the operative word in journalist Aschkenas's intimate, detailed memoir…
Read more →Hey everybody, I just wanted to tell you David Farley , co-editor of Travelers' Tales Prague and the Czech Republic , will be on the Pittsburgh talk radio show "On the Menu." This may be one of the last…
Read more →The 7th Annual Travel Media Showcase will be held in Fayetteville, North Carolina. What is the Travel Media Showcase? It's a three-day program introducing journalists, of both print and broadcast,…
Read more →Leslie Berestein, Jim Benning, Elliott Hester, Don George, Me - Jen Leo Around the World in 60 Minutes: Travel Writing at the LA Times Book Fest, was one of the better panels I attended this weekend, and…
Read more →Had a good time at the LA Times Book Fest yesterday. Heading back over there now to meet Jim Benning and see the Don George, Elliott Hester panel. Might also catch the Peter Hessler one. Here is the line…
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