Author Lisa Oliver Monroe and her book, Williamsburg: With Jamestown and Yorktown, America’s Historic Triangle, were featured on July 23 in the Daily Press, a Newport News-area newspaper.

Columnists Dan Parsons and Tyra Vaughn says that the series “aims to provide information about specific locations, which are more often found as inclusions in books covering larger regions.”

Monroe’s introduction is also quoted. ”A visit to Williamsburg is, for many visitors, a step back in time,” she says. “While the area offers many of the modern conveniences of a thriving tourist town, it still evokes an historic sense of place. It preserves part of the American legacy.”

The Daily Press is available online: http://www.dailypress.com.

Tourist Town Guides publisher Dirk Vanderwilt offered his opinion about controlling book returns for The Independent, a monthly magazine for small book publishers created by the Independent Book Publisher’s Association (IBPA).

In the article, Vanderwilt says that his company “[has] been able to minimize book returns by expanding my market beyond bookstores, [including] hotel gift shops, souvenir shops, and so on.”

Channel Lake, Inc. is a member of IBPA.

View the full text of the article online at:

http://www.ibpa-online.org/articles/shownews.aspx?id=2977

Donna Lively, author of Mackinac: A Guide to Mackinac Island and Mackinaw City, continues her book tour with several bookstores in the northern Michigan area. Her tour included Horizons Bookstore in Traverse City on May 15, 2010 and the Island Bookstore in Mackinaw City on May 29, 2010.

Lively (right) at Horizons Books in Traverse City

Lively at the Island Bookstore in Mackinaw City

Channel Lake, Inc. is currently seeking talented writers to create new guidebooks for the Tourist Town Guides® series. There is still time left to apply to write books for the 2011 travel season.

For more information, or to apply, see the following Web site:

http://www.touristtown.com/jobs/

Sara Bozich, author of Hershey: A Guide to the Town Built on Chocolate, signed and sold copies of her book at the 5th annual Festival of Local Artists, hosted by the Hershey-Derry Township Historical Society.

Author Lisa Oliver Monroe contributed a feature article to the Richmond Grid magazine. In the article, Monroe discusses her process for writing Williamsburg: With Jamestown and Yorktown, America’s Historic Triangle.

“The best part of the experience for me,” Monroe is quoted as saying, “was revisiting the history, which raised as many questions in my mind as were answered.”

While performing research, Monroe comments: “Did you know there’s a shop at Busch Gardens that sells hand-knitted wool sweaters imported from Ireland? After about five months and 20 or so trips to Williamsburg, I can now tell you not only the name of the shop that sells the sweater, but how to get there and how much they cost.”

The full article is available here:

http://www.richmondgrid.com/index.asp?id=423

The Midwest Book Review praised Frankenmuth: A Guide to Michigan’s Litttle Bavaria by saying it “should not be missed for those looking for European flavor without leaving the continent.”

The review continues: “Lynn Marie-Ittner Klammer hopes to give travelers all they need to know to best experience the town.”

The full review is available here:

http://www.midwestbookreview.com/sbw/nov_09.htm#Travel

Coast Magazine (http://www.coast.sc) recently featured the two Tourist Town Guides books, Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head, written by South Carolina natives Liz and Charlie Mitchell.

The article, which summarizes both books, appears on page 21 of the March 11-25, 2010 issue, which can be viewed on the following Web site:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/28408131/Coast-3-11-10

NEW YORK, March 8 /PRNewswire/ — Authors and Myrtle Beach residents Liz and Charlie Mitchell have written two travel guidebooks for Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Part of the Tourist Town Guides® series, both guides offer honest, independent travel advice for visitors to South Carolina’s most popular tourist hotspots.

Myrtle Beach: A Guide to South Carolina’s Grand Strand (Channel Lake, Inc., $14.95) takes vacationers on a tour of the Grand Strand. Recommendations are offered for families, golfers, anglers and a wide range of vacationers. The book provides seasonal event information and tips for restaurant specialties, plus helpful advice for planning before and during the trip.

Hilton Head: A Guide to the South Carolina Lowcountry (Channel Lake, Inc., $14.95) explores the South Carolina Lowcountry, including Hilton Head Island and Beaufort County. From golfers to families, the guide covers restaurants, hotels, and attractions to help vacationers decide what to see – and what to avoid.

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