Travelers' Tales

SF Bay Area: Traveler’s Tales Events

Date: April 7th, 2007 |

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, thought I’d give those living in San Francisco Bay Area a heads up on the Traveler’s Tales (TT) events happening there soon:
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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]

Travelers’ Tales in the Spotlight

Date: March 22nd, 2005 |

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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 events with Pico Iyer, and James was on a Gadling podcast. Read their newsie here if [read more]

NEED: Cover Photo for The Thong Also Rises

Date: January 18th, 2005 |

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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 previous two book covers online, Sand in My Bra and Whose Panties Are These.
We’re [read more]

Back to Back Book Deals: Get Your Stories & Tips In!

Date: November 5th, 2004 |

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I'm thrilled to announce that I’m getting back to back book deals with Travelers’ Tales. Humor books are working and demand calls for doing them sooner rather than later. One will release Fall ‘05 and the next Spring ‘06. But in book time, that means that one is due yesterday and the next is due [read more]

Perceptive Travel March/April Issue

Date: March 3rd, 2006 |

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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
Joseph Gelfer I Remember Adlestrop
Bruce Northam Be Nice to Strangers
Josh Berman Nothing to Achieve
If you have any interest in the collections of Best Travel Writing that [read more]

Feels Like a Monday at Travelers’ Tales

Date: April 6th, 2005 |

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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. After saying good morning, he exclaimed:
“I feel like I’m hungover, you look like you’re [read more]

Travelers’ Tales Moves to Palo Alto

Date: January 20th, 2005 |

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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 sentimentality about this. I’m in get-things-done mode. But everyone who has spent time in these offices is feeling something about this [read more]

A Sense of Place Book Tour Continues in Seattle with Rick Steves!�

Date: November 9th, 2004 |

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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 Shapiro) to promote “A Sense of Place.” Steves, author of the Europe Through the Back Door guides, is one of eighteen travel [read more]

Whose Panties on a Bestseller List

Date: November 3rd, 2004 |

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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 October 31, 2004. The SCBA represents a wide variety of independent booksellers including Distant Lands in Pasadena, California Map & Travel [read more]