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 | 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 | 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 Tom Swyers | 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 Tom Swyers | Apr 1, 2014 | Novel, Saving Babe Ruth
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) Employees at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum arrived to work early this morning and discovered that the front entrance to the historic building had been vandalized with spray paint. The Cooperstown Village Police were...
