Mark Jason Williams Celebrates OUT IN THE WORLD!

Join Barnes & Noble - Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA on Tuesday, June 18th for a discussion with Mark Jason Williams, author of Out in the World: An LGBTQIA+ (and Friends!) Travel Guide to More Than 100 Destinations Around the World. This is a first-of-its-kind travel guide that explores LGBTQIA+ inclusive destinations around the world where travelers and their allies can have an uncensored and memorable vacation experience.

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About Out in the World and Mark Jason Williams:

Full of fun and practical travel information, this comprehensive guidebook takes you from familiar destinations like Ojai, California, long known for its inclusivity, to surprising spots like Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a small town that has been welcoming to the LGBTQIA+ community for decades.

With an eye toward memorable and meaningful experiences, each destination highlights what to see, where to eat, and where to stay—without focusing solely on gay bars and pride parades. Each robust itinerary—a guide to Curaçao’s beaches, Christmas in the Cotswolds, or a kitschy trip to Dollywood—provides all the information needed for a well-rounded vacation that also supports local LGBTQIA communities. With personality-focused chapters such as “Romantic Rendezvous,” “Boozy Trips and Trails,” and “Fun Haunts and Spooky Spirits” there is a destination in these pages for every type of traveler. Veteran travel writers Amy B. Scher and Mark Jason Williams offer can’t-be-ignored advice, including how to plan, ways to be safe while traveling, and important customs to honor while touring abroad.

Here, at last, is the LGBTQIA guidebook you’ve been waiting for—and one that will inspire you to make that bucket list and go out in the world!

Mark Jason Williams is an award-winning playwright, essayist, and travel writer who has visited 50 countries across all seven continents. In addition to writing for National Geographic, his work is published in newspapers and magazines in the U.S. and around the world including The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, Wired, Time Out, The Globe and Mail, Thrillist, Salon, Out Magazine, and Good Housekeeping. Out in the World is his first book. Mark is a survivor of childhood leukemia, an experience that ignited his never-ending curiosity and wanderlust. A lifelong New Yorker, he has a BFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and lives with his husband and their two senior rescue dogs.