Regular readers will know that my professional transition from print guidebook publishing to the web is still very much in its infancy. My experience is rooted in a world of well-established publishing…
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 →I'm feeling reflective about pitches and travel features, and have spent time this week revisiting and reviewing my contacts list. And with World Travel Market on the horizon in November it's a prime time…
Read more →Travel writer Rolf Potts just finished a Virtual Tour, doing numerous interviews all across the blogosphere, to celebrate the release of his new book Marco Polo Didn't Go There: Stories and Revelations…
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 →In case you are one of those handful of aspiring travel-writers who are living off an inheritance, married to a celebrity, or have a sugar-daddy (or mommy!) at their beck and call, perhaps you might be…
Read more →If you've crafted your inspiring, sometimes hilarious, sometimes heart rendering, memoir of weeks, months or years spent travelling the continents of the world then it's definitely time to design a cover…
Read more →Founded in 1960, the British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW) is an association of over 270 professional writers, editors, photographers, producers, radio and television presenters involved in the world of…
Read more →I never heard of Dave Fox until Inkwater Press sent me his two books a few weeks ago. Fox, who won the Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop Book Proposal Contest, recently published the second edition of…
Read more →I subscribe to a million (not exaggerating) RSS feeds, from EVERYWHERE. I enjoy most I subscribe to, and I subscribe to new ones almost every day (yes, I'm obsessed) which is precisely why I often miss…
Read more →Good friend, fellow traveler and writer Sean McLachlan (who has shared his advice for us here before), has entered the blogging world to share his writing experiences. Sean has been to 20 countries on…
Read more →Dreaming to write for the Lonely Planet is often where your inspiration to become a travel-writer comes from. I remember I frequently used to spend time in a book shop reading and taking down notes from…
Read more →Viva Travel Guide Books is holding a couple of week-long guidebook/travel writing crash courses over the next few months. They're looking to train a select group of writers to be travel-writers; if you…
Read more →"If you are currently scribbling for free or can't seem to move on from writing low paid SEO articles, this book will put you on the write track..." And also if "...you are feeling out-of-the-loop and…
Read more →Condé Nast Traveler has just come out with a list of 86 Best Travel Books Of All Time, and I am absolutely ashamed and embarrassed to admit that I have read none of them (NONE OF THEM!!), and was only…
Read more →Guidebooks in PDF format have been around for awhile and I've never found them much of use. I have a couple of guides from various publishers stuck in a folder somewhere on my computer that I never go…
Read more →...on FACEBOOK . Yes, oh my goodness - everyones on it! It seems to be invading the Internet by becoming this super informative portal where you can interact with anyone and everyone you've wanted to. I…
Read more →Britan's Mike Gerrard is one of the world's most prolific guidebook writers and has been one of the lucky few to have a steady career in travel writing. He was kind enough to grant Written Road an…
Read more →Symphony Space was kind enough to send us a copy of their new Travel Tales compact disc collection so I thought I'd share it with everyone. The collection is made up of short travel clips (the combined…
Read more →As the author to a few guidebooks, maybe I should be somewhat offended by this, but for some reason I want to buy it. Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev (AKA British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen), has inked a…
Read more →Check out a great interview on Gadling with founder or Seal Press Barbara Sjoholm. The interview has been done by our very own Kelly Amabile , and is in the context of one of Barbara's latest books…
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 →Michael Luongo is the author of Frommer's Buenos Aires guidebook and a contributor to publications such as Out Traveler, The Advocate, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Town & Country Travel,…
Read more →A question I have wanted to ask Rolf Potts , ever since I read his book Vagabonding (which, I can safely say, was key in encouraging me to quit my job and venture abroad) is finally answered on his blog .…
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 →What are the travel trends today? What is the future of travel? Has it all been done? Will the next generation of travel be virtual? You can listen to some of these topics being discussed on the…
Read more →In case you hadn't heard, Don George left Lonely Planet. He celebrated the new year with new beginnings and stepped away from his position of six years as their Global Travel Editor. Today, he launched…
Read more →When I used to work in public relations (a corporate job that I recently quit, to live abroad and write) I never seemed to have time to read. 9am to 7pm-high stress job, 2-hours in traffic, need to go out…
Read more →Books Free is the Netflix of the lit world. It just came to my inbox, but they've already been in the news . Pay a montly fee, make a list of books that you want, Booksfree sends it to you, then you…
Read more →Two Europe related items crossed my plate this week, and those of you budget-minded or indie travelers will be quite pleased with the finds. EuroCheapo.com If you're planning a trip to Europe and want to…
Read more →The New York Times Sunday Travel section had a few short articles regarding books and travel: 1) These Guidebooks Don't Scream Tourist The article points to the new Moleskine City Notebooks and Time Out…
Read more →Marie Javin's Stalking the Wild Diki-Dik was the first book I've read in awhile that I just couldn't seem to put down. My curiosity with a continent I know little about made me pick it up, but I never…
Read more →The Frommer name has been coupled with travel since 1957 when Arthur Frommer published Europe on $5 a day. Since, millions of tourists (including myself) have used the Frommer's travel guidebooks as a…
Read more →This 2006 release by Jason Roberts sounds fascinating, and the backstory of how the book came to be is interesting too. A Sense of the World tells the incredible story of James Holman , a former British…
Read more →Here's another place to wander if you're looking for something to read during these last lazy days of summer. In their just released August newsletter , the guys at Longitude Books have compiled a top 25…
Read more →Still looking for the right book to throw in your beach bag? Try Boldtype's just released August issue, Escape , which features a unique collection of travel-inspired titles. The list of fiction and…
Read more →The new issue of Tim Leffel's travel lit ezine, Perceptive Travel , is here. Featured authors this month include: David Farley The Coast of Bohemia Jeff Greenwald Bringing Coral Reefs Back from the Dead…
Read more →I don't think I've ever mentioned my signed travel book collection, but I have a growing one. I started it before I was conscious about First Editon hard cover books. So far I have signed books from Mary…
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