Bangkok--22 Jun--Delivering Asia Communications CHIRANAN PITPREECHA TO SPEAK AT “DOUBLE-BILL” LONELY PLANET BOOK LAUNCH AT FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS CLUB OF THAILAND SEA Write-award winning author, Chiranan Pitpreecha, will be the keynote speaker at a “double-bill” Lonely Planet book launch at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) on Wednesday June 27 at 19.00. The legendary writer, poet and translator, who holds a doctoral degree in history from Cornell University, will discuss her impressions of Tony Wheeler’s Badlands: A Tourist On The Axis Of Evil written by the founder of Lonely Planet and The Asia Book: A Journey Through Every Country In The Continent, as well as her own extensive travel experiences. The two new releases by the world’s foremost travel publisher, as well as the full range of Lonely Planet titles, will be offered at a special 15% discount on the night by distributor, Asia Books. Badlands is a first-hand account of Wheeler’s experiences travelling through some of the most maligned and misunderstood nations in the world while engaging a colourful cast of locals and hapless tour guides, ruminating on history and debunking popular myths. In contrast The Asia Book is the most comprehensive coffee table book on Asia ever published, featuring hundreds of stunning photographs, and detailing essential experiences, random facts, traditions and maps. FCCT is located on the Penthouse floor of Maneeya Center Building, 518/5 Ploenchit Road. BTS Ploenchit. Tel: 02 652 0580. Snacks and drinks available. Everyone welcome. Media registration starts at 18.00. For more information contact: Wantanee Niyomthet Sudawadee Wannakit Asst. Marketing Communications Manager Marketing Communications Manager Asia Books Co., Ltd Delivering Asia Communications Co. Ltd Tel: 02-715-9000 ext. 3404 Tel: 089 109 2772 / 089 170 9866 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]