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WGHP-TV: Novel idea for promoting book
This story — broadcast on Fox 8 and other TV stations — describes John Hood’s use of original videos to promote Mountain Folk characters, themes and settings, such as the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road.
Episode Ten: Turning the Knob
In this final episode of the Mountain Folk Video Guide, John Hood explains why wrote the book and explores its most-important setting — the fairy village magically concealed atop North Carolina’s Pilot Mountain.
Other Interviews and Broadcast Appearances
MRC-TV: Mountain Folk expands list of American heroes
During this 15-minute interview, John Hood relates how he turned from history-writing to fiction in order to celebrate America’s traditions of freedom, community, and tolerance.
National Review’s “Bookmonger”: Of history and heroes
On this edition of John Miller’s popular show, John Hood describes the genesis of Mountain Folk and explains how characters from folklore and fantasy convey important historical truths.
“Liberty & Lore”: Tolkien, Lewis, Star Wars, and the Folklore Cycle
“Liberty & Lore”: Tolkien, Lewis, Star Wars, and the Folklore Cycle
For millennia, myth and lore have been effective media for transmitting values and virtues. The authors of Mountain Folk and How the Force Can Fix the World offer their distinctive takes.
“Pete Kaliner Show”: American Founders and Sea Monsters
“Liberty & Lore”: Tolkien, Lewis, Star Wars, and the Folklore Cycle
Speaking on Charlotte’s WBT, John Hood explains how he came to combine American heroes with fairies and sea monsters to write his novels Mountain Folk and Forest Folk.
On “Forgotten America” podcast: Things that go bump in the night
On “Forgotten America” podcast: Things that go bump in the night
In this hourlong show, John Hood talks about researching Mountain Folk, using fiction to explore historical themes, and the folklore monsters that are featured in the book.
On Carolina Journal TV: How flights of fancy carry serious ideas
On “Forgotten America” podcast: Things that go bump in the night
During this 15-minute interview with Mitch Kokai, John Hood cites the examples of Animal Farm, Brave New World, and The Lord of the Rings to show how fiction can depict abuses of power.
On the “J.R. Hoeft Show”: Teaching about America can be great fun
On WTIB: Using fiction to explore facts of the American Revolution
On WTIB: Using fiction to explore facts of the American Revolution
“Dwarves, fairies, and mermaids might sound like a strange way to teach a history and geography lesson, but Hood took this challenge head-on and achieved the objective in spades.”
On WTIB: Using fiction to explore facts of the American Revolution
On WTIB: Using fiction to explore facts of the American Revolution
On WTIB: Using fiction to explore facts of the American Revolution
In this 17-minute appearance on Tom Lamprecht’s radio show, John Hood talks about transitioning from nonfiction to fiction and using magic to depict moments in American history.
On the “First in Future” Show: The power of historical fiction
On WTIB: Using fiction to explore facts of the American Revolution
John Hood joins two other novelists to discuss the use of historical fiction to explore key topics — including, in Hood’s case, the enduring lessons of the American Revolution.
Charlotte Readers Podcast: When fantasy explores real-world truths
Charlotte Readers Podcast: When fantasy explores real-world truths
John Hood tells host Landis Wade that while he hopes readers enjoy his fantastic tales of early America, “there’s a serious purpose”: exploring human frailty and the nature of heroism.
Back on “The Bookmonger”: Why young readers crave old truths
Charlotte Readers Podcast: When fantasy explores real-world truths
On “The Writing Wall”: America’s Revolutionary War was a civil war
Returning to John Miller’s popular NRO podcast to discuss the second novel in the Folklore Cycle, Forest Folk, John Hood explains why young readers enjoy old-fashioned adventure tales.
On “The Writing Wall”: America’s Revolutionary War was a civil war
Charlotte Readers Podcast: When fantasy explores real-world truths
On “The Writing Wall”: America’s Revolutionary War was a civil war
On the Writing Wall podcast, John Hood explains the historical context behind Mountain Folk and Forest Folk — and explains that civil wars are a recurring theme of early American history.