Archive for November, 2005

BootsnAll Year-End Travel Party in Portland

Date: November 29th, 2005 |

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 getting bigger and bigger. If there are any of you out there that are about to go on a trip, being [read more]

Bill Bryson and Pico Iyer

Date: November 24th, 2005 |

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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 a short piece in the New York Times called “Essential Reading”.
TibetNet had a recent interview [read more]

Radio Promotion for The Thong Also Rises

Date: November 22nd, 2005 |

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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, but after missing one yesterday I woke up before my 5:30 alarm. In fact, I think I did one of [read more]

Bob Finds the Time

Date: November 19th, 2005 |

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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 reading
and especially not for becoming a true artist. At anything.
But Bob seems to be able to make it work. [read more]

Fodor’s Seeks Associate Editor

Date: November 18th, 2005 |

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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 guides as well as hire and oversee the consultants to write for guides. Other responsibilities include: developing and launching books, managing a budget and developing regional [read more]

Key West Literary Seminar

Date: November 28th, 2005 |

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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 star-studded event anyway.
When: January 5-8, 2006
Where: San Carlos Institute
Cost: Seminar ($450) & Workshop [read more]

Catch Jen Leo on the Radio Airwaves Near You

Date: November 23rd, 2005 |

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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 board. We’re doing this to promote the Leo Trio, and especially The Thong Also Rises, but [read more]

Travel Podcasts

Date: November 21st, 2005 |

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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 him that not only do I want an iPod, but also a [read more]

Key West Travel Writing Workshops

Date: November 19th, 2005 |

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Frommers Executive Editor Bob Fisher will be running two Travel Writing 101 Workshops in sunny Florida this coming January. Why not combine a winter getaway with a writing workshop? Sounds good to me. Appropriately held on the grounds of the Robert Frost Cottage (where the poet lived in winter), each class allows only 14 students. [read more]

From Travel Publishing to Travel TV

Date: November 17th, 2005 |

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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. Inviting men into the collection is a fun tangent and you’ll get to see some [read more]