If you’re a superstitious type (and single) you might be leery of the fact that this new book about the state of singledom launches on Friday the 13th. Scary for some, maybe… but not for the traveling wonder women whose essays are included in this new anthology. Single State of the Union is a collection of stories focusing on the ups and downs of going solo through this great big world of ours. And four of the essays included are specifically travel tales I wanted to point out to all the wanderlust women who read Gadling:
“Tangled Up in Wild Blue” by Amanda Castleman, globetrotting freelance journalist and travel writing instructor; “Postcard from the Edge” by Seattle artist Heather McKinnon; “Me Make Fire for Lynn” by Brooklyn-based novelist Lynn Harris; and “Out of Africa in Karen Blixen’s Footsteps” by Jillian Robinson, an award-winning TV producer, whose programs have aired on PBS, The Discovery Channel, and in over 45 countries worldwide. Incidentally, Jillian’s essay is adapted from her new book, Change Your Life Through Travel, which was released earlier this year. Maybe we’ll take a closer look at that book in a future OFTR.
Info on all the contributors can be found here, and you can see a list of west coast author events here. Happy trails…and happy weekend reading to all the single ladies.