Tom Clynes

"Whirling dervishes, wildlife, wine...the parties never stop!" —USA Today

"Clynes has put together an extensive and exhilarating guide to the world's festivals, celebrations, and other amazing moments. There's plenty here to turn any traveler into a planetary party hopper." —Miles Harvey, Outside Magazine

"Consider this guidebook a special invitation -- to the whole wild world." —Hartford Courant

"At any moment, people are celebrating somewhere in the world. It is this simple yet tantalizing thought that is the premise behind 'Wild Planet.' Clynes fearlessly takes us to rodeos and carnivals, solstice rituals and reggae festivals..." —Chicago Tribune

"International revelers take note: Here's the first worldwide travel guide devoted to special occasions." —Time

"Well-written and fascinating. Even the most casual reader will find that it is impossible to read just one entry. An amazing variety of events are included." —Reference Quarterly

"A high-spirited and hulking new guide. Need an excuse to pack your bags for a global jaunt? Wild Planet! offers a world of compelling reasons." —New Age Journal

"Wild Planet! is the guide if you're looking for the unusual." —Boston Globe

"Colorful and creative. The ultimate travel planner for those looking for out-of-the-ordinary experiences." —Book Page

"Check out this wild and witty guide. It's a great read and sure to make your next vacation an adventure!" —New Woman

"We love this guide! And so will you." —New York Daily News

"Around the world in 600 pages: Far from your average travelogue by a slacker-type college grad, Wild Planet is a an encyclopedia of where to go and what to do ---and not feel like a tourist. Clynes calls his book 'a collection of Earth's amazing moments.'" --The Minnesota Daily

"This delightful compendium of festivals, holiday celebrations, and other spectacles worldwide is so thorough that its index includes seven entries under
'burning of effigies.'" -Outside Magazine

"Covers everything from Arctic punk rockers in the midnight sun of Canada's Yukon to zydeco in Louisiana." —The New York Times

"Music Festivals from Bach to Blues is a veritable encyclopedia of musical events in the USA and Canada." —USA Today

"A unique listener's guide to all genres of tuneful revelry across North America." —Time Magazine

"If you want to visit an Afropop concert in September, this guide will show you the way. The indexes are particularly valuable." —Los Angeles Times

"In sheer size, the 582-page Music Festivals from Bach to Blues goes far beyond the usual guidebook, but the sound spectrum it covers truly distinguishes it." —New City

"Makes any music lover's mouth water in anticipation." —Hemispheres

"This eclectic directory will offer a wealth of smashing additions to your summer vacation plans." —Chicago Life

"Clynes's search for Cajun accordionists, Cape Breton fiddlers, Quebec balladeers, Hawaiian falsetto singers and Native American drummers and dancers is now compiled within 582 pages for $18.95." —Madison Capital Times

"Without Tom Clynes's masterpiece of a music festival guide, it would take a stupefying amount of effort to glean information about the 1,001 music festivals in the United States and Canada his book details, organized by region, then cross-referenced by date, name, and genre. Music festival fans will marvel how they ever got along without it." -- Amazon Expert Editor