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Date: December 27th, 2006 |

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Bill Bryson’s Fall Events for Thunderbolt Kid

Date: September 20th, 2006 |

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Bill Bryson’s memoir The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid goes on sale October 17. The comical tale re-creates Bryson’s middle America upbringing with the help of his superhero persona. Tom Brokaw calls it a “…laugh-out-loud pilgrimage through his Fifties childhood.” Learn more about the famous travel writer’s Iowa homecoming here and read [read more]

Doug Lansky’s Signspotting Best Sign Contest

Date: June 6th, 2006 |

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I just got Doug Lansky’s Signspotting book this week, and it’s crazy fun. You know, all those weird signs you see when you’re traveling- the kind that don’t quite fit with the scenery, in or out of context? Well, funloving travel vet Doug Lansky has compiled a book of them with Lonely Planet.
Signspotting: Absurd & [read more]

Donna Talarico’s Query-A-Day

Date: May 17th, 2006 |

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What a cool writer! Sure, we all say we should start doing this, but Donna actually is. She’s making a concentrated effort to get more bylines. Her new blog, Query a Day: A Freelancer’s Quest for Publication, documents her daily efforts. She’s pitching Oprah Magazine, working on a children’s book, sent a submission toGAMES [read more]

Literature Map: Who Reads Who Else?

Date: March 8th, 2006 |

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This is more fun than responding to email.
Literature Map
Who else do Pico Iyer’s readers read? Type in Pico Iyer and see what other authors come up. The result is a map of additional authors that are also read by Pico Iyer’s readers. So, you’ll see names like Bill Bryson, Jan Morris, Tim Cahill, Joseph [read more]

Tim Leffel Interview: Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune

Date: November 13th, 2006 |

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Frugal Traveler

Date: July 16th, 2006 |

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Imagine having the opportunity to travel around the world. Imagine writing about your experiences. Imagine having those experiences published in the New York Times. Welcome to Matt Gross’ life as the Frugal Traveler.
Frugal Traveler on the Road

Frugal Traveler sets out to hopscotch the globe using low-cost carriers, buses, trains, ferries and your travel tips. [read more]

Hey Savages, Go Get Your J. Maarten Troost!

Date: June 5th, 2006 |

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Thanks, to World Hum, I just found out that the new Troost is out! I loved the Sex Lives of Cannibals—Troost’s wit is hard to beat. He is F–U–N–N–Y!
Here’s some info on the new book:
Getting Stoned with Savages:“Troost struggles against typhoons, earthquakes, and giant centipedes and soon finds himself swept up in the laid-back, [read more]

Great Author Website: Gina Hyams

Date: March 30th, 2006 |

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I know that some of you are in the process of building your author websites and I wanted to show you another one that I came across. I met Gina at the New York Times Travel Show, and she recently sent me her link. Man, does this look great or what?!
www.ginahyams.com
Gina is the author and [read more]

Rolf Potts Has a New Yahoo Travel Column

Date: March 7th, 2006 |

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Rolf Potts likes to shit.
Well, who doesn’t. But I just wanted to say that as I was laughing at the opening of his latest work. Rolf just launched a new travel column with Yahoo! Yahooooooooo! It’s called Traveling Light: The Art of Independent Travel. His first piece was about saying good bye [read more]