This is the place for information about John's upcoming appearances (book signings, radio interviews, etc.) as well as links to archived past appearances.

UPCOMING SPEAKING/SIGNING APPEARANCES

April 27, 2024 - Annapolis Book Festival in Annapolis, Maryland, time TBD

May 18, 2024 - Gaithersburg Book Festival in Gaithersburg, Maryland, time TBD

PREVIOUS SPEAKING APPEARANCES

January 22, 2024 - Maryland Horse Library and Edication Center in Reisterstown, Maryland. John spoke about his career as a horse racing author, giving details about each of his five books on the subject. You can watch by clicking here.

January 17, 2024 - Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. As part of the Writers Live author series, John spoke with American University professor Thesesa Runstedtler about "Rocket Men" and the history of race and Black quarterbacks in pro football. You can watch by clicking here.

December 14, 2023 - Allen Public Library; Allen, Texas. John spoke about "Rocket Men" his 2023 book about the history of Black quarterbacks in the NFL. You can see it by clicking here.

April 2, 2019 - Great Lives Lecture Series, Fredericksburg, Virginia. John's lecture on Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken Jr. and the history of baseball endurace feats was warmly received by a large crowd. You can see the speech by clicking here.

November 17, 2016 - Allen Public Library; Allen, Texas. John spoke about "Ten Gallon War," his 2012 book about the infamous pro football feud in Dallas between the NFL's Cowboys and the AFL's Texans in the early 1960s. You can see the speech by clicking here.