Interviews for Karen Riley's New Book
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Bob Birdsall did a similar book & DVD, 'People of the Pines', a few years back. Became an instant success and made mini-celebrities out of those featured in the book, with folks seeking to have the pages autographed.
http://www.pinebarrensphoto.com/Books.html
http://www.pinebarrensphoto.com/Books.html
I would think Kerry Jennings, President of the Forked River Mountain Coalition, would be one. He has coordinated the removal of over 500 tons of junk from the Forked River Mountains, and also brought a great deal of attention to the area, causing many conservation groups to jump on the bandwagon and preserve land. He has helped push and coordinate the purchase of much of the land around here.
Russel Juelg is another. A great proponent and teacher. I think he lives in Tabernacle, making him local.
Russel Juelg is another. A great proponent and teacher. I think he lives in Tabernacle, making him local.
Russ was one of the People of the Pines. Curious to know if Karen is seeking out all new folks or perhaps some of the same.
John-
Hi all - thanks for your help! I value your input. In regard to the comments, my 2nd book, Voices in the Pines: True Stories from the New Jersey Pine Barrens, was written at the same time Bob Birdsall was writing People of the Pines, both published by Plexus. His focused more on the photographs, being he was an incredible photographer, with ghostwritten content.
Mine was released a year later and focused more on in-depth interviews and first person accounts. Russell Juelg appeared in Chapter 13; he, like the others, was a lot of fun to interview.
For my book launch held at Buzby's, we had folks from the book at the event signing autographs and answering questions (Russ was one of them). How often do you get to meet the people in the book at the time you purchase it? We hope to do the same with this new one; it was a lot of fun - details to follow...
The new book - Legendary Locals of the New Jersey Pine Barrens - will be more like the classic Arcadia books (with b&w and sepia photos - no color) you see in the stores, such as my 3rd book - Images of America: The Pine Barrens of New Jersey. What makes this book different from other Arcadia books is that this one is solely on the people - I am looking for past and contemporary. There will be some overlap with former books (Birdsall's and mine) but a lot of new faces and people I bet those on this board haven't met!
I'm sure you also have a lot of folks in mind, so feel free to pass on leads. Bobpbx - thanks for passing on Kerry Jennings; I will follow up on it.
Mine was released a year later and focused more on in-depth interviews and first person accounts. Russell Juelg appeared in Chapter 13; he, like the others, was a lot of fun to interview.
For my book launch held at Buzby's, we had folks from the book at the event signing autographs and answering questions (Russ was one of them). How often do you get to meet the people in the book at the time you purchase it? We hope to do the same with this new one; it was a lot of fun - details to follow...
The new book - Legendary Locals of the New Jersey Pine Barrens - will be more like the classic Arcadia books (with b&w and sepia photos - no color) you see in the stores, such as my 3rd book - Images of America: The Pine Barrens of New Jersey. What makes this book different from other Arcadia books is that this one is solely on the people - I am looking for past and contemporary. There will be some overlap with former books (Birdsall's and mine) but a lot of new faces and people I bet those on this board haven't met!
I'm sure you also have a lot of folks in mind, so feel free to pass on leads. Bobpbx - thanks for passing on Kerry Jennings; I will follow up on it.
I nominate Jerseyman! Who else in this modern-day besides Bud Wilson knows so much about the history of the Pines?