Doug Mack

About the Author

Doug Mack is an acclaimed travel writer and journalist whose work explores the overlooked corners of the world with wit, curiosity, and a keen eye for the absurd. A former editor at Lonely Planet, Mack has contributed to publications such as The New York Times, Outside, and National Geographic Traveler, blending personal narrative with cultural insight to illuminate the human stories behind destinations. His debut book, The Not-Quite States of America: Dispatches from the Territories and Other Far-Flung Outposts of the USA, earned praise for its humorous and enlightening journey through America's lesser-known territories, from Puerto Rico to Guam. Mack's writing invites readers to reconsider familiar landscapes through fresh, adventurous perspectives, making the familiar feel profoundly new.