 Best known for her award-winning women’s travel humor series,Sand in My Bra, Whose Panties are These?, and The Thong Also Rises-Jen Leo adds a new twist to her knickers with the fourth book in her undergarment empire: stories from men. In her new book What Color Is Your Jockstrap? – Funny Men and Women Write From the Road, Leo lets the guys throw their strap into the ring of true travel adventures.After years of fending off requests from male readers regarding when they could join the fun in her popular anthologies, Leo relented. What Color Is Your Jockstrap? is a coed pajama party of raucous, racy and oft times ridiculous stories from travelers walking the fine line between questionable taste and good humor.
Tuck in between the covers with Leo and discover some of travel writing’s best-known men side by side with the women. Contributors include Tim Cahill, Susan Orlean, Doug Lansky, Elliott Hester, Laurie Notaro and Rolf Potts telling stories of travel run-amok.
- Dare to kiss the woman of Elliott Hester’s dreams in Argentina
- Discover that adventure king Tim Cahill has a fear of…freshwater lakes?
- Begin your marriage with a sick-off like Julia Weiler did in Mexico
- Hide behind Rachel Thurston’s mom as she takes on taxi drivers in India
- Enjoy nine hundred holiday photographs from Laurie Notaro’s parents
About the Editor
Jennifer L. Leo is a magnet for misadventure and always ready to gamble on having a good time. She is the editor of the best-selling Travelers’ Tales women’s humor series, including the award-winning Sand in My Bra, Whose Panties are These?, andThe Thong Also Rises, and What Color Is Your Jockstrap? Her writing can be found in several books, magazines, and web sites. Her blog, WrittenRoad.com, was named one of Writers Digest’s 101 Best Websites for Writers, and a favorite among the editors at Frommer’s. She won the 2004 Grand Prize from the North American Journalist Association for Sand in My Bra.
About Travelers’ Tales
Founded in 1993, Travelers’ Tales publishes the best travel writing from world-famous authors and emerging writers, with the goal to inspire and enlighten readers through true stories by travelers who have explored the depths of their experiences. The award-winning series includes: country and regional guides; books that explore the themes of women’s travel, spirituality, food, humor, and adventure; travel advice books; single-author travel narratives; and Travelers’ Tales Classics, a series which introduces out-of-print favorites of travel literature to a new audience.
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What Color Is Your Jockstrap? – Funny Men and Women Write from the Road
edited by Jennifer L. Leo
$14.95, paperback, 288 pages
ISBN: 1-932361-34-0
Publication Date: May 2006 |
