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Books:

1. Go Girl: The Black Woman's Book of Travel and Adventure is the first travel book by and for African American women, an anthology of 52 riveting traveler’s tales by writers such as Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, Audre Lorde, Jill Nelson, Alice Walker and Pearl Cleage. It also includes a planning guide and resource guide. Go Girl was published by Eighth Mountain Press in 1997. Click here for more information about the book including reviews and updates.

2. Anthologies: Elaine contributed stories to the following anthologies:

• “Beyond L.A. Law: Breaking the Traditional Lawyer Mold”, compiled by Janet Smith and published by Harcourt Brace in 1998,
• “Age Ain't Nothing But a Number: Black Women Explore Midlife”, edited by Carleen Brice for Beacon Press in 2003,
• “Life Spices from Seasoned Sistahs,” edited by Vicki Ward for Nubian Images Publishing in 2005.
• “Black Travel Writing”, edited by R. Victoria Arana for Sonia Sanchez Literary Review in 2003
• “Studies in Travel Writing,” edited by Tim Young for White Horse Press, United Kingdom, 2006

3. Contributions: Elaine has contributed quotes, interviews and information for the following books:

• “The Single Girl’s Manifesta” by Jerusha Stewart for Sourcebooks Press, 2005
• “House Poor” by June Fletcher for Harper-CollinsBooks, 2005
• “Anti 9-5 Guide" by Michelle Goodman for Seal Press, 2007

"Don't shortchange yourself and settle for being an armchair traveler when affordable travel is a real possibility. We as black women have been reluctant travelers for far too long. The world is waiting for you." Elaine Lee

Elaine was featured in the February 2007 edition of Dichan magazine, Thailand's equivalent to our Vogue magazine. The story is about a conversation between Elaine and her Thai friend when she called to check on her after the Thailand political coup d'état, which took place in September of 2006.

• “Blacks in Oakland: Images of an Artist ” by Jerry Thompson and Duane Deterville for Arcadia Press, 2007