Mic Looby (born 1969) is an Australian author and illustrator.
A former guidebook writer for
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet is a travel guide book publisher. Founded in Australia in 1973, the company has printed over 150 million books.
History Early years
Lonely Planet was founded by married couple Maureen and Tony Wheeler. In 1972, they embarke ...
, his
debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to p ...
Paradise Updated – a satire about the inner workings of a guidebook company – was published in 2009 by Affirm Press. Looby is also a columnist with the Australian chapter of ''
The Big Issue
''The Big Issue'' is a street newspaper founded by John Bird and Gordon Roddick in September 1991 and published in four continents. ''The Big Issue'' is one of the UK's leading social businesses and exists to offer homeless people, or individ ...
'' magazine and has illustrated three titles in the It's True! series of children's non-fiction books published by
Allen & Unwin.
Bibliography
*
*
*
*
*
Further reading
Article from The Australian by Mic Looby, on baldness and travel (2009)*
ttp://www.theage.com.au/national/those-lazy-sunny-days-that-seemed-to-last-forever-20090119-7kub.html Article from The Age by Mic Looby, on memories of summer (2009)
External links
Black Snake at Affirm PressParadise Updated at Affirm PressMic Looby Bio – It's True Books
1969 births
Living people
21st-century Australian novelists
Australian cartoonists
Australian columnists
Australian male novelists
Writers from Victoria (state)
21st-century Australian male writers
{{Australia-writer-stub