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 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'm on a pause for the Thong book tour , and working on the Jockstrap Table of Contents. We're a bit behind schedule on that, but the book is shaping up to be really funny. And I'm not just saying that.…
Read more →I rolled into the office in Palo Alto this morning around 11:30 after dealing with a dead car battery. I gave James the Heisman hand instead of a hug, like he usually does to me when his ribs are broken.…
Read more →I know, they're always in the limelight with me, but lots is going on. The new Best Travel Writing 2005 is out, we got a stellar review in ForeWord including some quote time for me, Michael is doing more…
Read more →Today is moving day. San Francisco to Palo Alto, CA. There is so much work to do book-wise, packing-wise, and then practically as an aside...editing-wise, that it is difficult for me to feel any…
Read more →Hey everybody, just in case you have anything...we are in need of a photo to use on the cover of The Thong Also Rises . For you perves just tuning in, this is a women's humor book. You can check out our…
Read more →This is a guest post by Michael Shapiro. Grey skies and an election hangover didn't dampen the mood at Seattle's Elliott Bay Books on Thursday night as Euro-travel expert Rick Steves joined me (Michael…
Read more →Being back at the TT office gets me into the news first hand. Whose Panties Are These? was just ranked as #14 on the Southern California Booksellers Association's Bestseller list for the week ending…
Read more →San Francisco Adventure in Travel Expo October 8-10 San Mateo County Expo Center Small myth. I will not be there. It's very nice that they are listing me among the "World Renowned Authors who will be…
Read more →It sure was fun to wake up this morning, reach for the Sunday Travel section, and find a big article on Travelers' Tales. John Flinn, Travel Editor for the San Francisco Chronicle , wrote about our ten…
Read more →Thanks to Andie for sending in this BEA commentary from author and blogger Douglas Rushkoff. I'll have to read more in to it to see if it was his first time. It sounds like it was the way he reacted to…
Read more →ForeWord Magazine, a bi-monthly publication dedicated to reviewing books from independent publishers, announced their 2004 book awards yesterday at BEA. Big congratulations to these award winners: Simon…
Read more →That's right, Travelers' Tales is celebrating one whole decade in travel book publishing! It's shocking. I met Larry Habegger at Book Passage where he was reading from their 2nd book, Mexico. I became…
Read more →I'm in full gear editing the sequel to Sand in My Bra. I checked in with Travelers' Tales this week, and Sean O'Reilly who reads most of the submissions as they come in, is sending me his grades on the…
Read more →We're here! Me and the 200+ pounds of promotional material. Going through customs was a mixed bag. The first man,who looked at my passport, and me beneath his wiry silver frames, kept me at his booth a…
Read more →Sand in My Bra was named the 2nd best selling book for June at Wide World Books & Maps in Seattle. Hey Frasierheads, lets keep it up for next month too! I'll be reading and signing books there Tuesday,…
Read more →Last week I posted that I had been to Powell's in Portland and found copies of Sand in My Bra in the travel writing section. It's a big shelf, but I was able to turn the four copies to an optimal…
Read more →I didn't know what to write about today. Hence the post at 3pm. This weekend I got a call back from a copywriting job I applied for in San Diego. They want to see my writing samples, which I'm sure I…
Read more →I spent the weekend in Portland and got the opportunity to introduce some friends to Powell's Bookstore. We joked ahead of time that we only had an hour to browse. If any of you have been to Powell's with…
Read more →I'm hired! Travelers' Tales wants to make the most of this crucial launch period for Sand in My Bra, so they've offered me the opportunity to work full time out of their office for the first two weeks in…
Read more →It's great to see and hear people talking about Sand in My Bra. Susan called yesterday to let me know that the Chronicle ran a review of it and A Woman's World in the Datebook section. Two women discover…
Read more →Bill Bryson, Paul Theroux, Calvin Trillin, Isabel Allende, Jennifer L. Leo in that order for spots 3-7 of the top bestselling travel literature books this past month! What am I talking about? Sand in My…
Read more →Wow, what a great event! Louann from Distant Lands had stopped by the Travelers' Tales booth at BEA a few times to let us know how much they were looking forward to the event, and it showed. When I…
Read more →Krista, Susan, and Alex had a fairly simple time setting up the booth today. Comparatively to the past few years anyway. They say it looks good, if anyone will get to see it. Yep, we got stuck in a far…
Read more →Since I've been blabbering so much about coming to BEA, and there are a handful of you that have taken action on this, I've decided to give an overview tour to help minimize the confusion before you make…
Read more →Hey Everybody, I'm glad that you got something out of the recent post, "Last Call for Hyenas." Larry corrected me this weekend and said I was jumping the gun. They had told me the last time I was down…
Read more →Yesterday I got an email from a leading women's tour company and put together a sales pitch letter that I've had on the way back burner. You know, the back burner at your neighbor's house. But this time I…
Read more →My childhood friend Heather and I used to talk about the Glory Days being when we were going out with our older rock-band boyfriends during high school. Then in college my friend Scott and I would sing…
Read more →I'm back at Travelers' Tales after a great breakfast with James O'Reilly, our publisher. He's been a mentor and friend for many years and continued to give me great advice this morning. In particular, how…
Read more →I took the Greydog overnight from Eugene to San Francisco and it was as easy as it gets with both seats to myself and sleeping near the whole way. It's pretty cool to roll into a town and know exactly…
Read more →James O'Reilly, publisher of Travelers' Tales sent an email today to the TT staff, raving about M.F.K. Fisher. I thought I'd pass it on since there are several of you out there who email me asking how to…
Read more →Hi Everybody, I just wanted to let you know that I've invited Larry Habegger to be a guest poster on the blog. He is the Exectutive Editor at Travelers' Tales, and the co-author of World Travel Watch, a…
Read more →The Travelers' Tales July newsletter is out, and Publihser James O'Reilly relates what I was talking about in "Indpendence Day" to travel: "One cannot divine nor forecast the conditions that will make…
Read more →Good news came in yesterday for A Woman's Path... A Fairbanks, Alaska-based Shakespeare company called McRobenolt Clan Presents will read selected stories from the popular Travelers' Tales title A Woman's…
Read more →Krista, the senior publicist at Travelers' Tales is about to hit the market with an ad for a PR & Mkg intern. If there are any college students, or even college grads that are looking to get into the…
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