by Tom Swyers | Jul 8, 2015 | Novel, Saving Babe Ruth, Uncategorized
I’m travelling today with my family in a Toyota Prius V Wagon (yawn) to the Baseball Hall of Fame (yes!). The Toyota Prius V Wagon was selected by other family members from the family fleet as the vehicle of choice for this trip. If anything, the Prius V Wagon has a...
by Tom Swyers | Jun 27, 2015 | Novel, Saving Babe Ruth, Uncategorized
Today, June 27, 2015, is the one year anniversary of publishing Saving Babe Ruth. I felt a sense of accomplishment seeing the book in print and widely available at this time last year. My euphoria didn’t last long. It’s been a year full of ups and downs. If I thought...
by Tom Swyers | Mar 23, 2015 | Saving Babe Ruth, Uncategorized
I’m pleased to announce that Saving Babe Ruth has been named as a finalist in two categories of the annual Benjamin Franklin Awards competition for excellence in publishing. The two categories are: “Popular Fiction” and the “Ben Fisher Award for Best First Book:...
by Tom Swyers | Oct 29, 2014 | Education, Saving Babe Ruth
Saving Babe Ruth is protected free speech. I wrote the novel Saving Babe Ruth while residing in a nice Upstate New York town called Niskayuna. I graduated from its high school in the 1970s and so did my wife; my son graduated from there two years ago. All three of us...
by Tom Swyers | Aug 3, 2014 | Novel, Saving Babe Ruth
ALBANY, NY– August 3, 2014 — In an interview published this weekend, author Tom Swyers revealed the story behind Saving Babe Ruth and issued a challenge to readers. Lance Smith conducted the interview on his blog and it’s reprinted below:...
by Tom Swyers | Jul 14, 2014 | Saving Babe Ruth
I’ll be speaking at the evening banquet and signing copies of Saving Babe Ruth afterwards at the New Jersey Little League State Championships in Bayville, New Jersey on July 22nd. I’ll also be selling and signing copies of Saving Babe Ruth on July 23...
