Publisher Profile / Lonely Planet
Facts
Mission and genres: Lonely Planet’s mission is to “tell it like it is, without fear or favour.” Their authors are real-life travelers with real-life experience. They publish travel books that were written by authors who actually went to the places they write about.
Founders: Tony and Maureen Wheeler
First Book Published: Across Asia on the Cheap by Tony and Maureen Wheeler
Books Published: Over 120 million books
Reviews
The World’s Best Brunches: Where to Find Them and How to Make Them by Lonely Planet
Ultimate Travel: Our List of the 500 Best Places to See…Ranked by Lonely Planet
An Innocent Abroad: Life-Changing Trips from 35 Great Writers Edited by Don George
Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Adventures by Alistair Humphreys
Lonely Planet’s Beautiful World by Lonely Planet
Jaywalking with the Irish by David Monagan
Awards
The Lonely Planet Guide to Experimental Travel by Rachael Antony and Joel Henry. 2005 GOLD Winner for Travel Essays
Code Green: Experiences of a Lifetime by Kerry Lorimer. 2006 BRONZE Winner for Environment
New York City by Beth Greenfield, Robert Reid, & Ginger Adams Otis
Foreword Mentions
8 Books That Will Never Be Regifted
Capturing Culture: Outstanding Writing Brings Home the Otherness of Exotic Lands
Can’t Beat This: Cookbooks Do Things the Digital Food World Can’t
Press Releases
Discover The Best Place to Be Today
Lonely Planet Picks Best in Europe 2014
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