guidebooks

From the Publisher’s Mouth: Bob Sehlinger of Menasha Ridge

Posted by Kristin on December 6, 2011 at 12:05 am

Bob Sehlinger is a trifecta of talents in the travel writing industry: not only is he a writer (he has written 27 guidebooks!), he’s also editor and publisher of Menasha Ridge Press. With 27 years of publishing reference and non-fiction books, Menasha Ridge touts titles that help travelers with everything from finding a peaceful place [...]

From the Editor’s Mouth: Grace Fujimoto of Avalon Publishing

Posted by Kristin on November 8, 2011 at 12:22 am

Want to be a guidebook writer for Moon Travel Guides? Grace Fujimoto is the person who will tell you if you’re the right person for the challenge. Grace, the acquisitions director for Avalon Travel, has extensive experience in the guidebook industry, publishing nearly a dozen books a year on a range of destinations. Check out [...]

An Interview with Michael Buckley

Posted by Kristin on October 18, 2011 at 12:40 am

Michael Buckley’s name has become synonymous with covering the unique beauty of Tibet’s landscape and culture, but he has also rappelled through the treetops of Costa Rica, hunted wildlife in Bhutan (with a camera), mountain-biked the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan, dived with manta rays in Borneo, and kayaked in Cambodia. In recent years, he has [...]

Three Travel Editors Speak Their Mind

Posted by Tim on September 27, 2011 at 2:10 pm

I was the keynote speaker at the recent conference for the North American Travel Journalists Association, but of course I learned a thing or two while I was there. I had to miss the airline magazine editors’ panel while I was on a blogging one, but I did get to attend a panel with three [...]

An Interview with Tom Brosnahan

Posted by Kristin on July 5, 2011 at 2:51 pm

When Tom Brosnahan left for the Peace Corps in 1967, he couldn’t have begun to imagine the career that would develop after his travels! Beginning with his iconic Frommer’s Turkey on $5 a Day, his guidebooks (he has authored 40 of them!) have now sold over four million copies and are translated into a dozen [...]

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