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Summer 2011: |
The Herzog family summer RV tour
includes TV appearances in Sacramento, Salt Lake City, Medford,
Great Falls, Missoula, Spokane, Denver, Colorado Springs, Rapid
City and Rochester (MN). |
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May 2011: |
Skipping Stones magazine
selects S is for Save the Planet for a Skipping Stones
Honor Award. |
|
March 6, 2011: |
San Francisco Chronicle Magazine profile of Brad as
small-town RVer. |
|
January, 2011: |
"Herzog's books are emerging as the
new classics of American travel writing."
-- American Book Review |
|
Sept., 2010: |
Learning Magazine selects
S is for
Save the Planet: A How-to-be Green Alphabet as a winner
of a 2011 Annual Teacher's Choice Award. |
|
August 31, 2010: |
Brad reads from and discusses TURN
LEFT AT THE TROJAN HORSE on
Minnesota Public Radio's "All Things Considered" |
|
August 2010: |
The Indie Travel Literature Bestseller
List is published, based on sales at independent bookstores
nationwide for the eight-week period ending July 27, 2010.TURN
LEFT AT THE TROJAN HORSE ranks 16th, just ahead of Travels
With Charley (John Steinbeck) and The Lost Continent
(Bill Bryson). |
|
August 5, 2010: |
Brad is interviewed on Chicago-area
PBS program "Chicago
Tonight." |
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July 11, 2010: |
Turn Left at the Trojan Horse
is reviewed in the
Los Angeles Times. |
|
Summer 2010: |
The Herzog's summer RV tour results in
newspaper articles in the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Boston's
Metro West Daily News, the
Providence Journal, the
Louisville Courier Journal, the
Maryland Gazette, and the
Inter-County Leader (WI), as well as TV appearances in Detroit, Buffalo,
Rochester, Elmira, Syracuse, Bangor, Providence, Springfield
(MA), Hartford, Philadelphia, Youngstown, Lexington, Louisville,
Fort Wayne, Green Bay and Grand Rapids. |
|
July 7, 2010: |
Brad is interviewed by the popular
website
The Daily Grommet. |
|
June 1, 2010: |
Brad is interviewed on WGN 720 AM
radio's
Steve & Johnnie Show. |
|
June 2010: |
Turn Left at the Trojan Horse
is one of 20 new books to appear on the Indie Next "Great Reads"
list, as selected by independent booksellers. |
|
May 25, 2010: |
The
Monterey County Herald and Chicago (suburban)
Pioneer Press do feature stories on the release of
Turn Left at the Trojan Horse. |
|
May 24, 2010: |
Brad conducts a hard hitting
self-interview on
The Nervous Breakdown. |
|
May 2010: |
Chapter 1 of Turn Left at the
Trojan Horse is excerpted in
US
Airways magazine's "Must Read" section, as well as
Cornell Alumni Magazine. |
|
Feb. 2010: |
S is for Save the Planet
appears on the cover of "The California Reader," a publication
of the California Reading Association. |
|
January 9, 2010: |
The Mom’s Choice Awards selects
S is for Save the Planet as the best in family-friendly
media, products and services, Gold Award, in the Children’s
Picture Book Green Earth category. |
|
October 2009: |
S is for Save the Planet is one of nine nonfiction
hardcover children's picture books named as a finalist in the
National “Best Books 2009” Awards |
|
August, 12, 2009: |
The
Chicago Sun-Times publishes a two-page spread about the
Herzog family’s cross-country travels.
|
|
Summer 2009: |
The Herzogs’ summer media tour results
in TV appearances in Chicago, St. Louis, Springfield (MO),
Little Rock, Memphis, Birmingham, Chattanooga, Nashville, Baton
Rouge, Tampa, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Savannah, Washington
D.C., Columbus (OH), Indianapolis, Peoria (IL), Rockford (IL),
Eau Claire (WI) and Duluth (MN). |
|
July 6, 2009: |
Brad is interviewed by Olympic
kayaking gold medalist Joe Jacobi for
GoldToGreenTV.com. |
|
June 6, 2009: |
Brad discusses
“S is for Save the Planet” as a guest interviewee on ocean
conservation website
TheReefTank.com. |
|
May 2009: |
A is for Amazing Moments
was selected
for The Pennsylvania School Librarians Association’s YA Top
Forty (or so) Non Fiction Titles annual list for 2008.
|
|
April 21, 2009: |
The
Monterey County Herald and
local NBC affiliate KSBW cover Brad's appearance at MY Museum,
the children's museum in Monterey. |
|
April 2009: |
An
Associated Press story includes
S is for Save the Planet among a handful of eco-friendly
books touted for Earth Day. The article has been reprinted in
dozens of publications around the country. |
|
August 7, 2008: |
Buffalo Bills linebacker Angelo
Crowell reads T is for Touchdown to dozens of children as
part of the St. John Fisher College Literacy Program. |
|
Summer 2008: |
The Herzog family's annual summer
media tour includes television appearances in San Luis Obispo
(CA), San Diego, Tucson, Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, Denver,
Casper (WY), Cheyenne (WY), Rapid City (SD), Bismarck (ND),
Fargo (ND), Minneapolis, Madison, Chicago, Des Moines, Salt Lake
City, Las Vegas and Bakersfield (CA). Newspaper stories appear
in Phoenix, Albuquerque, Rapid City, Bismarck, Chicago, Salt
Lake City and Las Vegas. |
|
May 22, 2008: |
Brad is a guest on WOR radio in NYC on
"The Travel Show with Arthur Frommer." |
|
May 2008: |
An article in the Spring issue of
Carmel Magazine profiles Brad and his alphabet books. |
|
January 2008: |
Brad's alphabet book, "H is for
Homerun," is the June selection for Manitoba Reads, a
calendar featuring Canadian celebrities and their favorite
books. |
|
Summer 2007: |
The Herzogs
complete a media tour of the Northwest, appearing on television
in Oakland, Sacramento, Fresno (CA), Reno (NV), Redding (CA),
Medford (OR), Eugene (OR), Boise (ID), Idaho Falls (ID),
Billings (MT), Great Falls (MT), Yakima (WA) and Spokane (WA).
Newspaper stories appear in Sacramento, Fresno, Medford,
Missoula and Spokane. On July 24, the Herzogs are front-page
news in the Eureka Reporter. |
|
July 9, 2007: |
A photo of the
Herzogs and Q&A with Brad appear in the New York Daily News.
|
|
June 2007: |
Members of the
Springfield Cardinals, the AA minor league baseball affiliate of
the St. Louis Cardinals, read “H is for Home Run” to local
elementary school students. |
|
March 2006: |
Small World
is listed among eight “classics” of the travel literature genre
in Lonely Planet’s guidebook, USA. Others include the
The Air-Conditioned Nightmare (Henry Miller), On The Road
(Jack Kerouac), Travels with Charley (John Steinbeck) and
Blue Highways (William Least Heat-Moon). |
|
Nov. 24, 2006: |
A half-page article in the Life
section of USA Today, "10 Great Places to Find
Hope, Comfort and Justice" focuses on the towns in Brad's first
travel memoir, States of Mind. |
|
September 2006: |
Brad is named by the RV Industry
Association as the recipient of the 2006 Spirit of America
Award, joining an eclectic list that includes Hall of Fame
pitcher Bob Gibson, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and
John Ratzenberger (better known as Cliff Clavin). |
|
August 2006: |
Brad’s photograph of abandoned
storefronts in Cairo, IL is used as cover art for the Green
Hills Literary Lantern. |
|
Summer 2006: |
The Herzogs complete a media tour of
the southeastern U.S., appearing on television in Indianapolis,
Evansville (IN), Lexington (KY), Nashville, Chattanooga, Tampa,
Jacksonville, Savannah, Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Greensboro
(NC), Wilmington (NC), Roanoke (VA). Newspaper articles about
Brad and family also appear in Charleston (SC), Columbia (SC),
Spartanburg (SC), Greensboro (NC), Roanoke (VA), Richmond (VA)
and Norfolk (VA). |
|
May 23, 2006: |
Brad does live interview on "The Most"
on MSNBC. |
|
Fall 2005: |
Brad's essay ("A Global Journey
Across the U.S.") is included in a book, IN REAL LIFE: Powerful
Lessons From Everyday Living. |
|
Summer 2005: |
Brad and family complete a media
tour of the Northeast and Midwest, appearing on television in
New York City, Chicago, Buffalo, Rochester (NY), Syracuse (NY),
Albany (NY), Schenectady (NY), Binghamton (NY), Elmira (NY),
Springfield (MA), New Haven (CT), Scranton-Wilkes Barre (PA),
Erie (PA), Allentown (PA), Youngstown (OH) and Fort Wayne (IN).
Brad is also featured in newspaper articles in Elmira,
Springfield, Erie, Harrisburg (PA), as well as in Spokane (WA). |
|
April 2005: |
Brad
wins a gold medal in the “Best Articles of the Year”
category from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education
(CASE) for his feature article in Cornell Alumni Magazine –
“Dr. Eponymous,” which explores the controversial career of Dr.
Henry Heimlich. |
| Winter 2005: |
Brad and his family
embark on a media tour of the Southwest, during which they are
featured on TV news programs in San Diego, Phoenix, San Antonio
and Oklahoma City. Brad is also featured in the Tulsa World
News (RAMBLIN' MAN, March 14) and the Amarillo
Globe News (WORK, FAMILY ROLLS, March 13). |
|
Nov. 2004: |
Brad
is featured in Carmel
Magazine (BRAD’S BIG ADVENTURE) |
|
Oct. 3, 2004: |
Small World is reviewed in
American
Profile, a magazine inserted in 1,100 newspapers
nationwide. |
|
Sept. 6, 2004: |
Brad is a guest with host Milt
Rosenberg on WGN radio in Chicago. |
|
Aug. 13, 2004: |
Brad and Small World are the subjects
of a full-page feature in the Louisville Courier-Journal |
|
Summer 2004: |
Brad and his family
conduct 22 television, 7 radio and 13 newspaper interviews as part
of their annual media tour. TV coverage includes appearances in
St. Louis; Kansas City; Rock Island, IL; Quincy, IL; Sioux Falls,
SD; Minneapolis; Duluth, MN; Indianapolis; Columbus, OH;
Louisville; Lexington, KY; Charleston, WV; Baltimore; Pittsburgh;
Cleveland; Toledo, OH; Detroit and South Bend, IN. Newspaper
articles appear in the Quincy (IL) Herald-Whig (July 4), Rock
Island (IL) Argus Gazette, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (July 11),
Kansas City Star (July 12), The Woodford (KY) Sun (July 12), Mason
City (IA) Globe Gazette (July 15), Wahoo (NB) Newspaper (July 15),
Duluth (MN) Tribune (July 18), Sioux Falls (SD) Argus Leader (July
22), Louisville Courier-Journal (Aug. 13), the Dayton (OH) Daily
News (Aug. 8), Washington (D.C.) City Paper, Columbus Dispatch,
Butler (PA) Eagle (Aug. 27), Toledo Blade (Sept.2) and the
Lexington (KY) Herald (Sept. 2) among others. |
|
Summer 2004: |
Winnebago’s Traveling Times magazine
prints a cover story about Small World. |
|
July 5, 2004: |
A review in the Weekly
Standard describes Small World as “an enthusiastic,
affectionate and honest portrait of a slice of America.” |
|
July 4, 2004: |
Brad is interviewed on New York City’s
WOR radio. |
| Summer
2003: |
Brad and
his family conduct 14 television and 10 newspaper interviews as
part of their annual media tour. TV coverage includes appearances
in Salinas, CA; Sacramento; Grand Junction, CO; Springfield, IL;
Peoria, IL; Chicago; Rock Island, IL; Davenport, IA; Cedar Rapids,
IA; Rapid City, SD; Billings, MT; Spokane, WA; Seattle and
Medford, OR. Newspaper articles appear in the Salt Lake City
Tribune (July 17), Sacramento Bee (July 20), Reno Gazette-Journal
(Aug. 1), El Paso Times (Aug. 12), Cedar Rapids Gazette (Aug. 31),
Des Moines Register (Sept. 2), Council Bluffs (IA) Non-Pareil
(Sept. 4), Waukee (IA) Today (Sep. 14) and Spokane Spokesman
Review (Sept. 28) |
June 2004:
|
Small World is
one of only a few dozen titles included in the Book Sense Summer
Paperback Reading List, as tallied from recommendations from
independent booksellers across the country. |
| June 2004: |
H is for Home Run:
A Baseball Alphabet is chosen as a Children’s Book Sense 76
pick for summer. |
| May 23, 2004: |
A review of Small
World appears in the Wisconsin State Journal: TRAVEL WRITER
PROVES IT’S A ‘SMALL WORLD’ |
| May 16, 2004: |
An Orlando Sentinel
book review, MAPPING OUT A NATION'S SPIRIT, describes Brad as "a
Picasso of the Winnebago," and Small World as "a trip we
all need to make." |
|
May 2, 2004: |
H IS
FOR HERZOG, a full-page feature in the Monterey County
Herald, announces the release of Brad’s two latest books
(Small World and H is for Home Run) |
| May 2, 2004: |
An article in the
Reno Gazette-Journal: ‘SMALL WORLD’ SEEKS TO DELIVER THE BIG
PICTURE |
|
April 24, 2004: |
A
feature story on the online site WebMD (“A Sharp Mind When You
Need It”) examines how anxiety affects focus and focuses on
Brad’s experience on Who Wants to be a Millionaire
|
| March 28, 2004:
|
The San Jose Mercury-News
prints a feature story: MODERN-DAY JOHN STEINBECK: ON THE ROAD WITH
BRAD HERZOG |
|
Feb. 26, 2004: |
A feature article – FOUNDATION OF
INK – in the Winston-Salem Journal Reporter celebrates the
50th anniversary of North Carolina-based publisher John
F. Blair. Nearly half the article relates the story of States of
Mind. |
| Dec. 16, 2003:
|
“Sounds Like Canada,” a program
on CBC Radio One (Canada’s version of NPR) convenes a book panel to
recommend great reading for kids. K is for Kick: A Soccer Alphabet
is one of 12 books selected for kids under age 8.
|
| November 2003:
|
K is for Kick: A Soccer Alphabet
is chosen as a Children’s Book Sense 76 pick for winter
2003-2004, as tallied from hundreds of recommendations from independent
booksellers across the country. |
| November 2003: |
Brad is a guest
lecturer at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Convention in San Francisco, where he discusses “15 Paths to a
Good Story.” |
| June 2003: |
Brad is featured in a
travel story in
Better Homes & Gardens: HOME, HOME ON THE ROAD |
|
April 28, 2003: |
The
Herzog family makes an appearance – in a story (ON THE ROAD AGAIN)
and half-page photo – in In Touch magazine. |
| Summer 2002: |
Brad publishes nine
columns from the road during his 50-day, cross-county trek to
research Small World: A Microcosmic Journey. |
|
April 2002: |
An
article about fact-checking at the
New Yorker, published in the New York Review of Magazines,
refers to Brad’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire lifeline,
New Yorker editor Ben Greenman. It begins, “Brad Herzog, a writer,
needed a fact in a hurry…” |
| March 21, 2002: |
Article in the
Abilene (TX) Reporter News: ‘MILLIONAIRE’ SHOW APPEARANCE
BOOSTED SALES FOR WRITER |
|
March 3, 2002: |
Brad is profiled by columnist Harry Shattuck in the Houston
Chronicle: THIS DREAM LIFE ROLLS ALONG IN RV |
| January 29, 2002: |
Article about Brad and
family in the Monterey County Herald: ON THE ROAD AGAIN |
|
July 13, 2001: |
Brad
and family are profiled in the Quad City Times:
YOUNG FAMILY FINDS HAPPINESS IN AN RV |
| July 4, 2001: |
Article in the
Evansville Courier & Press: ‘MILLIONAIRE’ CONTESTANT GETS
UNEXPECTED WINDFALL: TO BE READ |
|
June 24, 2001: |
Brad
and States of Mind are the subjects of an article in the
Columbus Dispatch: WRITER DISCOVERS AMERICA IN SMALL TOWNS. |
| May 25, 2001: |
Article in The
Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne, Indiana: AUTHOR FINDS HOPE IN
AMERICA |
|
May 23, 2001: |
Article in the Lansing (MI) State Journal: TRAVELING AUTHOR
MAKES LOCAL STOP |
| May 17, 2001: |
Full-page article
about the Herzogs and States of Mind in the South Bend
Tribune: ON THE ROAD TO WISDOM |
|
May 13, 2001: |
Monterey County Herald columnist Susan Cantrell publishes a
Q&A: BRAD HERZOG: QUIZ KID MAKES GOOD |
| January 2001: |
The America
Annual, 2000, an encyclopedia of the year’s events compiled by
Grolier Incorporated, asks Brad to write four pages about “The
Quiz Show Craze.” The article includes a half-page photo of Brad
on Who Wants to be a Millionaire and a mention of States
of Mind. |
|
October 2000: |
Brad’s first-person account of his quiz show appearance and
States of Mind’s rise is recounted in a six-page feature in
Navigator magazine, the in-room publication of Holiday Inn
Express. |
| Sept. 2000: |
Brad’s first-person
account of his surreal quiz show appearance is published in
Reader’s Digest: I WANTED TO BE A MILLIONAIRE |
|
Sept. 14, 2000: |
Spin Art, a screenplay co-written by Brad and Los
Angeles-based producer/director Brian Adler, is named a
semifinalist in the Monterey County Film Commission Screenwriting
Contest. |
| August 7, 2000: |
An article in The
Arizona Republic – OPEN ROAD BROUGHT AUTHOR A DIFFERENT KIND
OF TV PRIZE – begins: “Forget Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods. I
want to be Brad Herzog.” |
|
July 2000: |
Brad
and Amy are featured on the cover of Traveling Times, the
publication of Winnebago Industries, for a story: MILES AND
MEMORIES BY THE MILLIONS |
| July 13, 2000: |
States of Mind
is listed as the #3 travel bestseller (behind two Bill
Bryson titles) on Amazon.com |
|
June 23, 2000: |
The Californian in Salinas, CA, prints a front-page story: PG
AUTHOR SEES SALES INCREASE. |
| June 20, 2000: |
Brad and Amy Herzog
appear as guests on Oprah. |
|
June 2, 2000: |
Monterey County Herald columnist Pat Barker writes: LOVE, JOY,
HOPE, GLORY FOR HERZOGS. |
| May 2000: |
Brill’s Content
publishes PLUG AWAY, an article about Brad’s TV appearances and
how life is imitating his screenplay, Spin Art.
|
|
May 25, 2000: |
Publishers Weekly chronicles HERZOG’S ONE-TWO PUNCH ON
‘MILLIONAIRE’ AND ‘OPRAH’ |
| May 15, 2000: |
People
magazine publishes a brief piece: TALKING WITH… BRAD HERZOG |
|
April 21, 2000: |
Entertainment Weekly chimes in: WHO WANTS TO HAVE A
BEST-SELLER |
| April 17, 2000: |
Time magazine
weighs in on the Who Wants to be a Millionaire effect: LIKE
HIS ANSWERS? BUY THE BOOK. |
|
April 13, 2000: |
USA Today’s “Inside TV” columnist Peter Johnson begins a
column with these words: “Brad Herzog. Remember his name. He just
might be the next Stephen King or John Grisham.” |
| April 12, 2000: |
Article in San
Antonio Express-News: AUTHOR WINS BIG AFTER ‘MILLIONAIRE’ |
|
April 7, 2000: |
Brad's successful promotion of
States of Mind was discussed on CNN's "In the Money" |
|
April 7, 2000: |
Chicago Sun-Times story: ‘MILLIONAIRE’ PLUG PAYS |
| April 7, 2000: |
The Cornell Daily
Sun prints a front-page story: NOT QUITE A MILLIONAIRE |
|
April 6, 2000: |
Brad
is interviewed by Matt Lauer on NBC’s Today Show, after
which States of Mind rises to #2 (behind only Harry
Potter) on the Amazon.com bestseller list. |
| April 5, 2000: |
The Ithaca (N.Y.)
Journal prints a front-page story: EX-ITHACAN WANTED TO BE A
MILLIONAIRE |
|
April 4, 2000: |
Brad
is a contestant on ABC’s hit show Who Wants to be a Millionaire,
winning $64,000 while describing
States of Mind to some 30 million viewers. Within 24 hours,
the book is among the ten best-selling titles on Amazon.com.
|
| August 1999: |
An excerpt from the
“Inspiration, Arizona” chapter in States of Mind is
excerpted in Navigator, the in-room publication of Holiday
Inn Express. |
|
July 7, 1999: |
Monterey County Herald article about Brad and Amy: LOOKING FOR
WISDOM AND JOY |
| July 1999:
|
An excerpt from the
“Joy, Illinois” chapter in States of Mind is excerpted in
Sky magazine, the in-flight publication of Delta Airlines.
|
|
July 1999: |
Brad
wins the Grand Gold Medal as “Best Article of the Year”
from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
for his feature article in Cornell Alumni Magazine – “The
Search for 4.3,” about his tongue-in-cheek search for the perfect
student. |
| June 1999:
|
States of Mind
wins an IPPY Award as one of the ten outstanding books from
small-press publishers. |
|
June 11, 1999: |
Brad
and States of Mind are the subjects of an article in The
Ithaca (N.Y.) Journal: CORNELL GRAD WAS BOUND FOR GLORY. |
| June 6, 1999: |
Article in the
Corning Star-Gazette: AUTHOR VISITS CORNING TO SIGN TRAVEL
MEMOIRS |
|
June 5, 1999: |
Brad
and States of Mind are the subjects of an article in the
Syracuse Herald-American: LOOKING FOR MEANING IN MAPS. |
| Nov. 1998: |
A pre-publication line
from the Comfort (Texas) chapter of States of Mind –
“Reverence for the past is important, but so is regard for the
future.” – lands Brad a spot on Reader’s Digest’s page of
“Quotable Quotes,” along with the likes of Colin Powell and
Malcolm Forbes. |
|
June 1998: |
Brad
wins a bronze medal in the “Best Articles of the Year”
category from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education
(CASE) for his feature article in Cornell Alumni Magazine –
“The Legend of 5-8-77,” which explores the myth and reality behind
one the Grateful Dead’s most famous concerts |
| July 1997: |
Brad wins a bronze
medal in the “Best Articles of the Year” category from the
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for his
feature article in Cornell Alumni Magazine – “What I
Learned in School Today,” in which he spent a full 14-hour day
attending various classes at Cornell University
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