LONELY PLANET USA
March, 2008

It's a big country, and someone's gotta write about it! Eighteen authors set out to find every roadtrip-worthy nook and cranny of the US. What was my assignment? Let's just say I found out more about alligators than I ever wanted to know.

giggle guide to baby gear
by Ali Wing, text by Mariella Krause
coming September, 2008
Chronicle Books

I don't have kids, unless you count my cat, which—just to be clear—I don't. So when I told everyone that I was writing a baby book, the reaction was, "Oh... really?" (What they were really thinking: Is it about your cat?) But Ali Wing, CEO of giggle baby stores, can tell you just about anything you need to know about picking out all that stuff you need when you have a kid. And now, after working with her on this project, I can too.

 

Destination Wedding Planner
By Alison Hotchkiss with Mariella Krause
Coming sometime in 2009
Chronicle Books

I always wondered what "with" meant on the title page. Now, I'm a "with." Which means I'm the ghostwriter. Which sounds spooky, but isn't. Especially since it's for Chronicle Books. This is a wedding planner for people getting married somewhere other than where they live, which I'm writing with a destination wedding planner, Alison Hotchkiss. Look for it in—well, I guess don't look for it quite yet. At least not till I have a real picture of the cover to show.