TGIF! I’ve gathered an assortment of this week’s travel publishing news from around the web, to keep you clicking through the weekend… ~ Wheeler and Wisner share opposing opinions on the value of travel guidebooks (via The Long Trip Home) ~ Gridskipper on The Fodor Supremacy ~ Catch Frank Bures’ World Hum interview with Experimental […]
» Read more...Month: July 2005
BiblioTravel
If you didn’t find what you were looking for on the Summer Reading List, then give BiblioTravel a whirl — maybe you’ll discover the perfect book to take you away… BiblioTravel was created by two librarians to provide a free online resource for identifying stories that are set in distinct locales. As of yesterday, it […]
» Read more...Summer Reading List
I know there are tons of summer reading lists floating around, but I thought the folks at Transitions Abroad deserved special props for putting together a unique selection of travel books to choose from. Parts of their July/August issue are online, but as far as I could tell, not this list. In the print version, […]
» Read more...Summer Travel MP3CDs
The Sunday Times had an article on The Sounds of Summer this past weekend. I thought the idea of having Matt Dillion read Jack Kerouac’s On the Road sounded interesting…. “Dillon gives the impression that he’s coming at the text (all 10 hours, 15 minutes) in a blind, flying leap, but this rough-and-ready approach, in […]
» Read more...Vegas Stats July 10, 2005
Current Location: Vegas, Baby! Current Weather: 95 -104F Current Reads: Tales from the Tiltboys: Edited by Kim Scheinberg, Foreword by Phil Gordon Tao of Poker Jay Greenspan’s WSOP reports Amy Calistri’s Blog PokerNews.com BLUFF What I’m listening to: The sound of poker chips being shuffled, passed between dealer and players, and tossed across the table […]
» Read more...Pology Magazine
Pology was started by Neil Schwartz in March 2005. His thoughts on the creation of this new publication: Too much of today’s travel writing focuses on where to stay, eat and shop, but I’m convinced that there is a breed of traveler out there that knows getting lost and having the details unfold spontaneously is […]
» Read more...Far Flung
Erik at Gadling mentioned the new online magazine Far Flung a few months back, and I finally found some time to poke around on the site. First thing I came across was this article by Canadian writer Rory MacLean: In Search of Wonders: the elusive art of the modern day travel writer. Written as Rory […]
» Read more...From the BnA Boards
Some good leads have been posted recently on the BnA Travel Writing Forum, and Court started a new Leads string last week. Here are some highlights I’ve noticed: 1) Call for Writers for Greenline Travel Publications, specifically looking for writers living in Amsterdam, Hong Kong and London for their Fun Seekers Series. 2) American Way […]
» Read more...What Do You Do to Live Up to Your Potential?
I was presented with a rare gift last week. A new friend called me out. Not out to gamble, not out for drinks. He called me out with my writing. He opened my eyes to what I’m currently doing, or not doing, and he challenged me to be more. It was not an easy conversation […]
» Read more...Peace Corps Writers
The Peace Corps Writers website, although created as a resource for former PC volunteers, seems like it could be useful to any writer who has spent time abroad, or to travelers who need to do research on a future destination. The site tracks literary accomplishments of former volunteers, including a bibliography and a monthly newsletter […]
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