In case you haven't noticed, our fair city has been overrun by bibliophiles, which can only mean that we're in the throes of Litquake! We've already waxed poetic about our eight can't-miss events, but we couldn't resist squeezing in a little self-promotion for good measure. 7x7 is again a proud sponsor of Lit Crawl, the facinating and rowdy Litquake finale! Join us at The Chapel Saturday, Oct. 18th for "Travel Misadventures," a lively collection of stories from a host of San Francisco's favorite travel writers.
We're welcoming the following writers onstage at The Chapel for the final segment of the week, starting at 8:30 PM. Read through their bios and get excited—we'll see you there! The Chapel, 777 Valencia St.
Jill K. Robinson writes about travel, adventure, food, and drink for the San Francisco Chronicle, AFAR, National Geographic Traveler, Every Day With Rachael Ray, Saturday Evening Post, Robb Report, Islands, Coastal Living, American Way, and more. No matter where she is in the world, she can always be found at dangerjillrobinson.com.
As though to excuse such peculiar habits as scribbling notes in seedy alleyways and methodically eating her way from Marrakesh to Mendocino, Alison Bing has written about travel, food/drink and art/architecture for the BBC, Telegraph, Airbnb, New York Times, Time Inc. mags, and 45+ Lonely Planet guidebooks.
John A. Vlahides is a professional travel writer and co-host of the TV series Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled, screening on National Geographic International. He writes for Lonely Planet, BBC Magazines, and other international publications. John is a former luxury-hotel concierge, studied cooking in Paris, and sings tenor with the San Francisco Symphony.
In a former life, Stephen Bassman was an Editor at Frommer's Travel Guides, where, for over a decade he edited guidebooks to (and enjoyed travel media perks in) Yellowstone National Park, New Orleans, London, Budapest, Tokyo, India, and other destinations. In 2011, he moved to San Francisco and edited California guides. Now an Editor at Google, he follows a no-gifts policy and travels on his own dime. His most recent trip, in July, was a road trip up the gorgeous Northern California coast.
Writer, editor, and occasional botanist, Andy Murdock is the Managing Editor for Airbnb and formerly the US Digital Editor for Lonely Planet. His travel writing has appeared in USA Today, CNN, BBC Travel, Washington Post, MSNBC, Gadling, and several Lonely Planet books. With a Ph.D. in Biology from Berkeley, his interest lies in stories at the intersection of science and travel.
Pam Mandel is a freelance writer from Seattle, Washington. She doesn't count countries, but she's been to all seven continents. You'll find her travel stories on the web, in your seatback pocket, and sometimes, in the SF Chronicle. You can see her blog, nerdseyeview, from space.
