One of our favorite companies in the world is Traveler’s Tales. They
publish wonderful narrative travel books that are a must for every literate vagabond who wants to know more about the
place he’s going. I’m currently reading Michael Shapiro’s Sense
of Place, and am finding it a huge inspiration to do more travel writing…and travel reading.
A bit ago, we interviewed publisher James O’Reilly who
spoke eloquently and with passion about the need for great travel literature and how to find your own voiice as a
writer. And I recently had the pleasure of meeting TT Executive Editor Larry Habegger at an event here in New York
City. Larry was a very cool guy. Laid back in a hip California way, his eyes flashed with intelligence as he
spoke about his passion for good writing and the perils of book publishing. Not an easy business, to say the least. But
TT is still cranking out great books, which brings me to the point of this post…an announcement you should all tune
into:
Tonight at 7 pm, should you be in California, Traveler’s Tales will celebrate the publication of
The Best Travel Writing 2005 at the
Book Passage
bookstore in Corte Madera, California.
Larry won’t be alone. Joining him will be writers Michael Shapiro, Kathryn Kefauver, Chellis Ying, and Leilani Marie
Labong, who will read their stories from the book. If you happen to be in No Cal tonight, do yourself a favor and check
this out….or at least read the book.