My story in today’s LA Times recounts how writing a travel book on great SoCal getaways jolted me out of my own weekend travel rut. You can read it here. And check out these handy Google maps to help find your way to five of my favorite quick escapes here.
My book is called Great Escapes: Southern California. It’s a collection of exceptional road trips and great books to take along. Highlights include the lovely cover images by renown photographer Rick Rickman and first-person passages from Pico Iyer, T. Jefferson Parker, Judith Freeman, Veronique de Turenne, and other great guides. The book won’t be released until May, but you can pre-order a copy here and visit my new travel blog here.
Meet the authors of the California Authors Directory. Visit the directory to discover writers like Christina Meldrum, a Bay Area attorney whose book Madapple was just released this month. “In debut novelist Christina Meldrum's mesmerizing literary mystery, 
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