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Finally, the LGBTQIA+ travel guide you've been waiting for!

Now available at bookstores around the world and online at Amazon, Disney, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, and more

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​Meet OUT IN THE WORLD: AN LGBTQIA+ (AND FRIENDS!) TRAVEL GUIDE TO MORE THAN 100 DESTINATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. the first totally inclusive guide for every traveler out there! In this inspiring guidebook, readers will discover welcoming destinations where LGBTQIA+ vacationers and their allies will feel safe, comfortable, and ready to make the most of their experiences.

​​Filled with with personality-focused chapters such as “Romantic Rendezvous,” “Boozy Trips and Trails,” and “Fun Haunts and Spooky Spirits” there is a destination in these pages for every type of traveler. Veteran travel writers Amy B. Scher and Mark Jason Williams offer can’t-be-ignored advice, including how to plan, ways to be safe while traveling, and important customs to honor while touring abroad.


 

​​​Media and Press

Mark and Amy discuss Out in the World on GMA3:What You Need to Know 

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ABC News Philadelphia
'Out in the World' guidebook helps members of LGBTQ+ community travel


​​​BookPage gives Out in the World a starred review
and names it one of the best LGBTQ Books of 2024 

"Card-carrying, globe-trotting gays Amy B. Scher and Mark Jason Williams have assembled an impressive guide on where to go when and what to do when you get there. Even better, they’ve done it with an eye especially for the queer traveler, compiling lists of LGBTQIA+ owned eateries, tour companies, shops and bed and breakfasts. Out in the World is packed with unexpected and delightful new places to explore while unabashedly being exactly who you are.​"
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Mark is a guest on Frommer's Podcast ​with Pauline Frommer

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 Forbes Feature Story
Out in the World: a Travel Guide ​for the LGBTQIA+ Community

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Asheville Citizen Times
National Geographic travel guide features Asheville as LGBTQIA+-friendly destination

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PASSPORT Magazine
Favorite Books For June 2024​

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Publisher's Weekly
Guidebooks for the Road Less traveled
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​BU  Today
 (Boston University)
​Dive into LGBTQ+ Pride Month
​with These 12 Books

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Chronogram

Out in the World: A Conversation with Travel Author Mark Jason Williams

The Village Sun
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New L.G.B.T.Q. travel book
​ focuses on ‘goals versus regions’
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Soundbites

​​Travel Weekly
Focus on LGBTQ+: ​What queer families want from travel

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​Washington Post
10 destinations that hit their absolute peak in the summer 

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Reader's Digest
The  No. 1 Place to Retire in the Southern U.S

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Past ​​Book Events
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​​​May 7
Brooklyn, New York
​Barnes & Noble - Atlantic
​more info

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May  19
New York, New York
The Bureau (at the NYC LGBT Community Center)

more info

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​May 15
St. Petersburg, Florida
​Tombolo Books 
more info
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May 23
San Francisco, CA
​Fabulosa Books
more info

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June 1
​Atlanta, GA
Charis Books & More
more info

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​June 18
Philadelphia, PA
Barnes & Noble - Philadelphia
more info 


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​June 7
Washington, DC

 Little District Books
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​June 11
Kingston, New York
​Rough Draft
​more info​

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June 19
New York, NY
​P&T Knitwear
more info


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    • Travel Articles
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