Tom Wilmer Writes Livermore Wine Book, & Georgia Hesse Reviews It
cover of Tom Wilmer's Wine Seekers' Guide to Livermore Valley
Congratulations go to Tom Wilmer, whose new book, The Wine Seekers Guide to Livermore Valley, will debut at the Taste of Terroir in Livermore Valley on July 22nd and be available to the public in August.
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April Orcutt’s “Travel+Leisure” Online Story Adapted to NBC’s “The Today Show”
Here’s news from your BATW Website Editor, April Orcutt:
My latest article for Travel + Leisure Online, “America’s Best Beach Boardwalks,” was “repurposed” for NBC’s (or MSNBC’s) The Today Show and ran on television on June 23rd.
I wrote the story for Travel...
Sandy Sims’s Writing & Lee Nelson’s Photos in “Livermore Valley California Wineries”
Sandy Sims’s “Livermore Valley California Wineries” article was recently posted on iNeTours.com, Lee Nelson’s travel website, with supporting photographs and maps by Lee. Sandy’s article includes 41 short pieces about individual wineries and uses research done by Tom Wilmer...
Diane LeBow & Laurie McAndish King Teach at Central Coast Writers Conference — Sept. 17-18
Diane LeBow and Laurie McAndish King will teach three classes at the Central Coast Writers Conference in San Luis Obispo in September. Diane says these would be especially good for “budding travel writers or those wanting to update skills — as well spend a few stimulating days with other...
Dick Jordan Reviews “101 Places Not to See Before You Die”
Dick Jordan reports that HarperCollins Publishers has asked him to write a review of a new book, 101 Places Not To See Before You Die, for his Tales Told From The Road travel blog. The publisher describes the book by writer Catherine Price as “a spirited, ingenious, tongue-in-cheek guide to some...
Diane LeBow Reads Award-Winning Afghan Story to 80 People at Village Voice in Paris
Village Voice bookstore on the Left Bank in Paris (photos © John Montgomery)
Diane LeBow reads at the Village Voice bookstore in Paris (photo © John Montgomery)
Diane LeBow’s reading at Village Voice Bookstore on the Left Bank in Paris on June 1 went very well. Diane read from her story,...
“App Sales and Where Will the Lightning Strike?” — by Lee Foster
My app San Francisco Travel and Photo Guide was declared a Staff Favorite by Apple in their iTunes App Store late Thursday, May 20. By Saturday sales exploded. I had 58 downloads on Saturday and ranked as #45 among all paid travel apps. I write up this saga for your amusement and have put it on my...
Dick Jordan’s Tales Told From the Road Blog Has New Domain
Dick Jordan notes that his Tales Told From The Road travel blog has moved from its home on Blogger to its own domain: www.TalesToldFromTheRoad.com. The blog has a new look and new content. Weekly features include armchair travel, travel essays, updates on the travel news and destination stories appearing...
Laurie McAndish King’s Photo Wins “Smithsonian” Magazine’s Natural-World Category in Contest
Laurie McAndish King's photo that won first prize in the Natural World category of Smithsonian magazine's photo contest (photo © Laurie McAndish King)
Major congratulations are in order for Laurie McAndish King:
Laurie McAndish King’s photo won 1st place in the Natural World...
Lee Foster’s Travel Literary Book Released as Ebook-Style App
"Travels in an American Imagination" by Lee Foster
Lee Foster’s award-winning travel literary book has been released as an ebook-style app by publisher IndiaNIC. The book, Travels in an American Imagination: The Spiritual Geography of Our Time, consists of 25 essays in which Lee meditates...