Mic Looby (born 1969) is an Australian author and illustrator. A former guidebook writer for Lonely Planet, his debut novel 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 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) Article from The Age by Mic Looby, on children's music (2009) Article from The Age by Mic Looby, on memories of summer (2009) External links Black Snake at Affirm Press Paradise Updated at Affirm Press Mic Looby Bio – It's True Books Looking for Looby: a profile Case for boycotting Burma is too simplistic 1969 births Living people 21st-century Australian novelists Australian cartoonists Australian columnists Australian male novelists Writers from Victoria (Australia) 21st-century Australian male writers