by admin | 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 admin | 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...
by admin | Jun 27, 2014 | Novel, Saving Babe Ruth
This morning, the white towers of earlier drafts of Saving Babe Ruth resemble rockets launching; yesterday, they stood like tombstones marking the graves of all the trees I’ve murdered over the years in writing the book. How perspective changes with the passage...
by admin | Jun 25, 2014 | Novel, Saving Babe Ruth
Jackie Robinson is referenced a few times in my upcoming novel, Saving Babe Ruth. I want to take a fresh look at the 42 Movie about the Jackie Robinson story in light of last year’s events involving Penn State and Rutgers. Then I want to draw parallels to my...
by admin | Jun 6, 2014 | Saving Babe Ruth
“Saving Babe Ruth is a novel based on a true story, and its only prerequisite is that one must harbor an appreciation for baseball to thoroughly enjoy the history and allusions of the plot. It’s all about a recreational baseball league with an uncertain...
