Hello Loyal Readers,
Well, after months of research and reporting, and more months of writing and writing and revising, my latest book, “Fourth and Long: The Fight for the Soul of College Football,” (Simon & Schuster) launches today!
You can order it through johnubacon.com (home page), amazon.com, or pick it up at Barnes & Noble at Michigan, Ohio State or Penn State, or Nicola’s or Literati in Ann Arbor.
You can find several excerpts, simply by googling my name and the following publications:
-The Wall Street Journal (Penn State)
-Yahoosports.com (Penn State)
-elevenwarriors.com (OSU),
-MGoBlog.com (UM)
-sippinonpurple.com (Northwestern)
-The Detroit News (Our love of college football)
Here are some links to interviews, stories and reviews:
MGOBlog: You can ask me a question I’ll be answering later this week:
http://mgoblog.com/content/hey-you-ask-john-u-bacon-stuff
NPR Here and Now: Friday, August 30, 2013:
http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2013/08/30/college-football-soul
Richard Retyi’s review in the Detroit News
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130829/OPINION01/308290002/1008/OPINION01/Fourth-Long-reviewed
You can also check out the follow media appearances (all times Eastern Daylight Time):
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3:
-Will likely have several stories in regional and national publications. More info to come. (You can also follow me on Twitter for more details as they emerge.)
-2:15 p.m. Will Moriarty on YahooSports Radio
-3:40 p.m. MSNBC “The Cycle”
-7:45 p.m. Fox Business, “Lou Dobbs Tonight.”
-11:00 p.m. ESPN2, Keith Olbermann
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4:
8-9:30 a.m. ABC “Radio Tour,” with the following stations:
- KOMO RADIO / Seattle, WA
- WBAP RADIO / Dallas, TX
- WJR RADIO / Detroit, Michigan
- WLW RADIO / Cincinnati, OH
- WTAM RADIO / Cleveland, Ohio
THURSDAY, SEPT. 5
1-2 p.m. REDDIT AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Stephen Bedford
FRIDAY, SEPT. 6
2 p.m. DREW LANE on 105.1 Detroit Sports Radio
3:30 CHICAGO TIME WBEZ – Afternoon Shift with Niala Boodhoo
6 p.m. Nicola’s Books in Ann Arbor: Book talk and signing.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 7:
NPR’s Only a game
TUESDAY, SEPT. 10
6 p.m., Grand Rapids: Book talk and signing, Louis Benton Steakhouse www.louisbenton.com
SATURDAY, SEPT 14
State College: Book talk and signing. Details coming soon.
Hope to catch you on the trail!
John
On Chapter One and I can already tell its gonna be a another great read. Looks like I’m not getting much sleep for the next few weeks. Well done John.
I pre-ordered two copies…one for me, and one for my son….both Christmas gifts. Amazon says they are on their way. I doubt if I can wait until Christmas to read it, but I will try. All your other books have been great…congratulations on publishing another one.
Jerry Grohowski
Congrats! I can’t wait to read it.