Black Book: The Journey Issue

Black Book is one of those hip, glossy magazines with thick paper and lots of photos shot in natural light. Its summer issue, designated “The Journey,” is devoted to travel. A handful of big-name writers—William T. Vollmann and DBC Pierre among them—as well as Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler spin tales from the road. The stories are short, and they’re not incredibly exciting, though if you want to know what Tyler thinks about diving the Great Barrier Reef, this could be for you. An excerpt: “My life reads like Steinbeck’s ‘Travels With Charley,’ only in the last chapter, he finds himself in Jurassic Park, dancing with a raptor.” The Black Book Web site has some story excerpts.

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