Brad Herzog Explained

Brad Herzog (born 1968) is an American author and freelance writer. His work includes children's books, a trilogy of American travel memoirs and other works of fiction and nonfiction, and many articles in magazines.[1] Herzog's awards include three CASE Circle of Excellence Awards for educational feature writing from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education,[2] a 2011 Annual Teacher's Choice Award,[3] and an IPPY award as one of the year 2000's "10 Outstanding Books of the Year" for his travel memoir States of Mind.[4]

Life

Born and raised in Deerfield, Illinois, Herzog obtained a degree in psychology from Cornell University in 1990.[5] After 18 months as a sports reporter for The Ithaca Journal in Ithaca, New York, he returned to Chicago and worked as a freelance writer. He purchased a recreational vehicle and traveled through 48 states in 10 months, which he chronicled and published as States of Mind. In 1997 Herzog moved to the Monterey Peninsula, where as of 2011 he lives with his family.

Freelance career

Herzog's topics range from civil rights to sports car racing and from Pez to Zen, contributing to magazines such as Sports Illustrated,[6] Writer's Digest,[7] Via Magazine,[8] and Carmel Magazine.[9] He has been a contributing editor for Cornell Alumni Magazine since 1991.[10]

Children's books

In 2003, Herzog wrote the first of a series of picture books for Sleeping Bear Press.[11] Herzog has written alphabet books about baseball, football, soccer, golf, stock car racing, extreme sports, the Olympic Games and amazing moments in sports.

Travel writer

Herzog has published a trilogy of travel memoirs about his exploration of life lessons in small-town America. In Herzog's first travel memoir, States of Mind, he turns a figurative search for elusive qualities into a literal and allegorical search with essays on 18 hamlets and their eponymous virtues. The book rose to #2 on the Amazon.com best-seller list.[12] It has since been profiled in USA Today.[13]

In 2004, Herzog published his second travel memoir, Small World (Pocket Books), a post 9/11 examination of the state of the union and the ties that bind. Once again, he examined the country's tiniest hamlets – from Rome (Oregon) and Athens (New York) to Jerusalem (Arkansas) and Calcutta (West Virginia).

Turn Left at the Trojan Horse: A Would-be Hero's American Odyssey (Citadel Press, 2010), a cross-country version of the ancient Greek epics, completed Herzog's travel trilogy. It chronicles a trek to his college reunion in Ithaca, as he re-imagines the ancient journey of Odysseus, visiting tiny hamlets with names like Troy (Oregon), Sparta (Wisconsin), Iliad (Montana), Calypso (Montana) and Apollo (Pennsylvania). Upon its publication in June 2010, Turn Left at the Trojan Horse was selected to the Indie Next "Great Reads" list,[14] as chosen by independent booksellers, and subsequently made the Indie Travel Literature Bestseller list.[15] "This is how a quest should be done..." wrote a reviewer in the Los Angeles Times.[16] He also recounts his journey in an interview on Minnesota Public Radio.[17]

Other non-fiction

Herzog's first published book for adults was The Sports 100: The One Hundred Most Important People in U.S. Sports History (Macmillan, 1995). It profiles and ranks men and women who were most influential in transforming and transcending sports in America.

The Millionaire phenomenon

In 2000, Herzog was a contestant on the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. His latest book, States of Mind, was in the top ten within 24 hours of being mentioned on the show. Herzog's appearance and the subsequent publicity was profiled in Time magazine,[18] People,[12] and Entertainment Weekly,[19] following an appearance on the Today Show.[20]

RVIA spokesperson

Since 2000, Herzog is a traveling spokesperson for the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA).[21] Since 2008, Herzog is the blogger[22] for the RVIA GoRVing website.

Books

Travel memoirs:

Other adult nonfiction

Children's titles with Sleeping Bear Press:

Children's titles with Sports Illustrated Kids:[31]

Children's titles with educational publisher Rigby:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bradherzog.com bradherzog personal website
  2. Web site: CASE - Best Articles of the Year. 2011-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20110926231618/http://www.case.org/Award_Programs/Circle_of_Excellence/2005_Winners/27_Best_Articles_of_the_Year_2005_Winners.html. 2011-09-26. dead.
  3. Web site: The Mailbox. 2011-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716232636/http://www.theeducationcenter.com/tec/afc/learning/lrn_tca_books_science/go.do. 2011-07-16. dead.
  4. Web site: Independent Publisher: THE Voice of the Independent Publishing Industry. Independent Publisher - feature.
  5. Web site: Artist Interviews -Herzog, Brad. California Readers Online. California Readers. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725125404/http://www.californiareaders.org/interviews/herzog_brad.php. 2011-07-25. dead. 2017-12-02.
  6. Web site: Ray Ewry's remarkable Olympic success came in the - 09.18.00 - SI Vault . 2011-02-01 . 2012-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103223322/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1020370/index.htm . dead .
  7. Web site: The Art of Anniversaries. Writer's Digest.
  8. Web site: Tips for RV Travel.
  9. Web site: No Place Like Home. Carmel Magazine.
  10. Web site: Cornell Alumni Magazine - Family Affair. CAM Webmaster.
  11. http://www.sleepingbearpress.com/authors_illustrators/brad_herzog.htm sleepingbearpress.com
  12. Web site: Picks and Pans Review: Talking With.... People.
  13. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-07-27 . 2012-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120904180202/http://www.people.com/people/static/mediakit/pdfs/ratecard.pdf . dead .
  14. Web site: Indie Next List.
  15. Web site: The Indie Travel Literature Bestseller List - American Booksellers Association. 28 July 2010.
  16. Web site: Discoveries: 'Turn Left at the Trojan Horse'. Los Angeles Times. 11 July 2010 .
  17. Web site: A mid-life crisis solved by small-town America, Odysseus. Euan Kerr. 31 August 2010. Minnesota Public Radio.
  18. People: Apr. 17, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107134835/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,996636-2,00.html. dead. November 7, 2012. 17 April 2000. Time.
  19. Author promotes States of Mind on game show. Entertainment Weekly.
  20. Brad Herzog on the Today Show - April 2000. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/cuPo9fAFzVA . 2021-12-15 . live. 10 January 2010. YouTube.
  21. Web site: Brad Herzog. RV Business. 2011-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20120318074314/http://www.rvbusiness.com/tag/brad-herzog/. 2012-03-18. dead.
  22. Web site: 404 - Page Not Found - Go RVing.
  23. Web site: Turn Left at the Trojan Horse: A Would-Be Hero's American Odyssey IndieBound.org. 2022-01-04. www.indiebound.org. en.
  24. Book: Herzog, Brad. Small World: A Microcosmic Journey. 2004-05-18. Simon and Schuster. 978-0-7434-6470-3. en.
  25. Web site: ThriftBooks. States of Mind book by Brad Herzog. 2022-01-04. ThriftBooks. en.
  26. Book: Herzog, Brad. The Sports 100: The One Hundred Most Important People in American Sports History. 1995. Macmillan. 978-0-02-860402-2. 1st Printing. New York.
  27. Web site: 9781585364626: G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet (Sports Alphabet) - AbeBooks - Herzog, Brad: 1585364622. 2022-01-04. www.abebooks.com. en.
  28. Web site: I Spy with My Little Eye Baseball - NC Kids Digital Library - OverDrive. 2022-01-04. NC Kids Digital Library. en.
  29. Book: Little Baseball. 978-1-58536-547-0. en-us. Herzog. Brad. 2011.
  30. Web site: Little Football (Little Sports) by Brad Herzog: GOOD Board book (2011) Pro Quo Books. 2022-01-04. www.abebooks.com. en.
  31. Web site: ThriftBooks. Brad Herzog Books List of books by author Brad Herzog. 2022-01-04. ThriftBooks. en.
  32. Web site: 20 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century Sports Illustrated for Kids Books - AbeBooks. 2022-01-04. www.abebooks.com. en.
  33. Web site: MVP SPORTS PUZZLES Sports Illustrated for Kids, Brad Herzog. (Paperback 0553482882). 2022-01-04. www.paperbackswap.com. en.
  34. Web site: The Monster's New Friend by Herzog, Brad: New paperback (2003) Blackwell's. 2022-01-04. www.abebooks.com. en.
  35. Book: Herzog, Brad. Shake, rattle, and roll. 2002. Barrington, IL : Rigby. Internet Archive. 978-0-7578-2003-8.

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