BATW members Laurie McAndish King, Mary Jean Pramik, and Anne Sigmon each read from their stories at the Book Passage launch for Wandering in American Deserts in December. Laurie co-edited this ninth book in Wanderland Writers’ award-winning series of travel anthologies, and emceed the event. Pauline Frommer, president of frommers.com and Frommer Guidebooks, calls Wandering in American Deserts “a book that inspires both wanderlust and thoughtful introspection.” Member Jim Shubin designed and produced the book.
Ruth Carlson reports on her stint at Alcotraz in London for SFGATE.com. In this fun feature,
Ruth is sentenced to a night at a global bar chain committed to San Francisco. Read it here.
Ginny Prior has published a second travel article in New Zealand’s number one newspaper, the New Zealand Herald. This time, Ginny gets frosty with a feature on Lapland in winter. Some of the world’s best adventures await. Read the article here.
Jules and Effin Older both published books for the holidays. Effin’s new book, HELP! SANTA IS IN TROUBLE, is published on Amazon. See all about it on YouTube! Jules’ new book, Special Ed and the White Force, is also published. To buy the book at a bargain price, click HERE. If you have kids and want to watch with them, click HERE.
Ruth, I support anything that’s “grossly insensitive and offensive.” Congrats.
Ginny, congrats again — This is tough market to break into. I know; I’ve tried.
Jules