Welcome to the Journal
Welcome to The Journal — a place for the news that doesn’t fit on a book cover.
The books are the slow work: written, structured, edited, and finally printed. The World Travel Factbook is the living reference. This space is for everything in between — announcements, progress notes, and the occasional thought that wants to be written down before it’s forgotten.
What you’ll find here
- Book news — new titles, new editions, translations, and release dates.
- The Kaufmann Traveler’s Guides — the paperback travel series, country by country.
- From the Factbook — notes from building a 273-destination encyclopedia of the world.
- From the desk — the occasional essay or digression.
How to follow along
The quickest way is the newsletter below — occasional, never spam, and the first place release dates appear. You’re also always welcome to wander the bookshelf or the Factbook.
More soon. Thanks for reading.