One Way to Land an Interview
My interview on The Historians Every once in awhile something falls into your lap, but if you don’t act on it, it will slip through your legs like a bad-hop … Continue reading
Schenectady Today Interview: Pete Seeger, The People’s Singer
Host Ann Parillo interviews me about my book “Pete Seeger, The People’s Singer”. Always a great time — and check out all the cool photos of Pete, Woody, Toshi, and… … Continue reading
The Long-Term Value of a Book Fair
Does meeting readers make good financial sense? One of the questions I often hear from authors is, “Should I attend a book fair? They’re charging me $25 for a table … Continue reading
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Thank you for visiting JohnBriggsBooks.net, where I’ll keep you updated on my publishing news, events, book releases, and the like. I’ll also offer my thoughts on the publishing industry (particularly … Continue reading
Book Trailers
Announcing the release of Leaping Lemmings! September 6, 2016! Just because it looks very cool: Leaping Lemmings! in Mandarin. Announcing the release of Pete Seeger, The People’s Singer … Continue reading
Making Sense of Your Book’s Readability Statistics
Is your picture book really written at an 8th-grade level? You’ve just completed your first picture book. Congratulations! Now you run it through the spell-checker to see if it’s a … Continue reading
Mary Dyer’s Impact on the First Amendment
Sunday, May 25th, was the 227th anniversary of the Constitutional Convention. It’s not one of those anniversaries that’s easy to remember, like the 200th (1987), but it’s worth remembering because … Continue reading
Thoughts on Rush Limbaugh’s Win as (Gulp!) Children’s Author of the Year
Was children’s literature really damaged? It came as a bit of a shock in the passive, upbeat and immensely caring world of children’s publishing last Wednesday when Rush Limbaugh was … Continue reading
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