First Edition Pico Iyer
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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1321 postsBootsnAll Year-End Travel Party in Portland
Hey Everybody, I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to be in Portland this weekend. It's time for the 3rd Annual BootsnAll Year-End Travel Party! This winter fiesta of adventureseekers keeps…
Read more →Key West Literary Seminar
So, anybody who is anybody is going to the Key West Literary Seminar . Except me. I was last to know, gosh darnit. Word on the street is that they're all booked up, but I wanted to let you know about this…
Read more →Bill Bryson and Pico Iyer
Big thanks to Michael Shapiro for pointing out that Bill Bryson and Pico Iyer have been in the press recently. I've been remiss in reading my Google News Alerts so these had passed me by. Bill Bryson had…
Read more →Catch Jen Leo on the Radio Airwaves Near You
Thanks everybody for your interest in hearing my foray into the airwaves. Here is the current schedule. We have a few more to line up, but I'll just add it to this list and then update via the comment…
Read more →Radio Promotion for The Thong Also Rises
Radio promotion has begun. We hired Event Management for both a radio and print campaign. After some 5:00 a.m. misuderstandings yesterday, I started today. The station was going to give me a wake up call,…
Read more →Travel Podcasts
I am in love with the idea of podcasting. With making them, and listening to them. And sin of all sins, I don't have an iPod. But I do have a great recorder. So, while I quickly write to Santa and tell…
Read more →Bob Finds the Time
I don't have enough time... for enjoying the max out of every friend I have for building all my ideas to fruition for giving my family as much time and love as they deserve for keeping up with movies for…
Read more →Fodor's Seeks Associate Editor
Job Description: Fodor's Travel seeks an Associate Editor to be responsible for handling all editorial aspects of a select regional grouping of titles. Associate will edit updated, new and rewritten…
Read more →From Travel Publishing to Travel TV
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 →Bookstore Blogs
I just noticed that Powell's has a blog . Looks like posting started in late October, so it's only a few weeks new. There are almost twenty book reviews already, as well as news and a few other…
Read more →Online Travel Writing Class
An online travel writing class sponsored by writers.com begins on November 21. The ten-week course, From Free Trips to Flat Tires , explores travel journalism from poetic prose to pitches and trip…
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