Naughty Paris Sold in 16 Boutiques in Paris

The Naughty Paris Guide can now be found in 16 different locations around Paris, including book stores, adult toy shops, lingerie boutiques, hotels, perfume shops and museum stores. Click here to see the full list of locations where the guidebook is sold.

Naughty Paris Wins Best Travel Guidebook Award

Naughty Paris: A Lady's Guide to the Sexy City was named Best Travel Guidebook of the year in the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards. The awards will be presented during a gala banquet at BookExpo America in New York City (May 28-31).

Naughty Paris named Semifinalist in 2009 IPPY Awards

The Naughty Paris Guide has been named as one of the semifinalists in the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the Travel Guides category. The gold, silver or bronze medal winners will be announced on May 15, with awards presented at BookExpo America in New York.

Naughty Paris Review in ForeWord Magazine

The Naughty Paris Guide was reviewed in this month's ForeWord Magazine in an article by Matt Sutherland titled "Travel for the Hell of It: It Ain't All Fun and Games". Here is the excerpt:

To read the entire article you can download the PDF here (930ko).

The 2009 London Book Fair

Heather attended this year's London Book Fair at Earl's Court, with her Naughty Paris Guide presented in the New Title Showcase.

Despite the fears that the recession would mean a very quiet fair, almost every stand seemed to be packed full of industry professionals making deals. Unlike BookExpo America, it's not at all a "free book free-for-all" and the feel is much less of a commercial frenzy. One noteworthy book available was John Grant's "Green Marketing Manifesto", who led a  seminar on the same topic. Lots of great ideas in there!

There were a few other authors at LBF, including the vegetarian cookbook author and astrologist Rose Elliot (she gave chart readings from her book "Life Cycles").

Promoting the coffee table book "Laurel and Hardy, the Sound Shorts" and its Print-on-Demand publisher, were dead ringers for Laurel and Hardy (they entertained the crowds with magic tricks).

Italian novelist Umberto Eco was a guest speaker at the PEN Literary Café, describing his multi-tasking style of writing: "When I have an article due the next morning, I work on my novel. It's good to do what you're not supposed to be doing, like literary adultery. The article still gets done in the end."

Finally, the show was not without dissenters. One miffed freelance translator made a silent protest outside Earls Court.

Naughty Paris is now carried in the UK at Bordello, a luxury lingerie and interior decor boutique in the trendy Shoreditch district of London. Read about the launch party here.