The Adventure Summit in Dayton, Ohio (Adventure Capital of the Mid-West) was a success. We met some fun and exciting people from across the world. The kayaking expo was very entertaining and the beer tasting made conversations more interesting. The Adventure Summit had plenty of booths to keep me occupied. Some of my favorites were [...]

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Just Passin’ Thru author Winton Porter was just passin’ thru himself when he breezed into Greenville, South Carolina, recently to debut his first book (Menasha Ridge Press, Fall 2009). But unlike a debutante, Winton sported Chaco’s Z/2 Vibram Unaweep sandals, forest-green brushed-denim jeans, and a checkered shirt from Nordstroms. And unlike the other three writers [...]

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60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Houston author Laurie Roddy is all set to present tonight at the Westheimer REI store. The event kicks off at about 7:00pm, today October 6th. So get there early to check out the book and find out about all of the great hikes and outdoor adventures around the Houston area.
If [...]

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The Just Passin’ Thru advanced reader copies have arrived just in time for the weekend! Books won’t be in stores for a few more weeks, but we’ll be down at the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance event this weekend.

Author Winton Porter will also be there this weekend signing books and speaking on an author panel. So [...]

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Next week, May 11-15, has been declared Bike-to-Work Week by the League of American Bicyclists. If you can’t consider pedal power every day for a week, maybe you could oil up your chain and join everyone on that Friday, May 15th for Bike-to-Work Day. It’s one day and you’ve got a week to plan ahead [...]

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From the land of the Southern Long Leaf Pines… Happy Arbor Day!
The tree-loving organizers of Arbor Day have compiled a list of things that you can do to help honor the day and all the leafy goodness around us. But what’s REALLY cool is that they have produced a mobile guide to help you identify [...]

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This past weekend we loaded up the VW and headed to Montgomery to participate in this year’s Alabama Book Festival. The weather was perfect as was our location.
All of which were made that much better by getting to spend time speaking with readers and users of our books. With our long list of fun authors, [...]

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