Congratulations to Lakshman Ratnapala, whose article “Honeymoon Hideout” about Mendocino and Fort Bragg ran in the September edition of Lanka Monthly Digest (LMD), which bills itself as the “Voice of Business” and is published in Asia.

Lee Foster has a question for other BATW travel guidebook authors: “Lee Foster wonders if there are other travel guidebook authors in BATW who might like to partner at various festivals and sell books directly to the public. For example, Lee will participate in the Berkeley Spice of Life Festival...

Congratulations to Chris Baker, whose seventh edition of Moon Costa Rica will be published this month.

Lee Foster announces: “Lee Foster has entirely re-designed and re-launched his travel web site for Foster Travel Publishing. The earlier html version, from 1995, presented Lee’s 250 worldwide coverages of writing/photography and has won two Lowell Thomas Awards for itself, plus another five...

Be sure to check out the “Members’ Books” page listed in the white bar under the horizontal photo at the top of your screen.  Marc Longwood has been posting members’ book information there.

Just a reminder that the “Comments” option at the bottom of each article on the website is for your public thoughts about that article.  If you have a question about BATW or want to contact any board of directors member, look in the drop-down menu under “About BATW” and you’ll...

BATW Website Discussion Panelists Erin Van Rheenen, Laurie King & Ed Hasbrouck, introduction by BATW president Diane Le Bow. [Many thanks to Joan Aragone for writing this summary of the September, 2009, BATW meeting, which received rave reviews from members. Information from the handouts from the...

Thanks to Marc Longwood for sending information from the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) and their current campaign to protect copyright, creators’ rights and other rights of photographers, writers and artists.  Here are some of their important arguments: Eleven million artists...

[Many thanks to Laurie McAndish King who's letting us re-post her excellent sources of information about "Best Online Travel Resources."  This originally ran in both Examiner.com and on Laurie's own terrific website, Travel Writers News.] Best Online Travel Resources: Know Before You Go Laurie McAndish...

[A variation of Diane LeBow's article appeared in examiner.com.] Indeed that’s what the cover on an Afghan tourism brochure from the 1970’s that I found in a used bookstore in Kabul states: “Afghanistan, The Friendliest Country.” Believe it or not, that’s what I’ve experienced during my...