John Sheirer
Where's John?
Speaking Events: John does presentations for organizations and school groups. See where he's speaking and find information about how to bring him to your event. Real American Liberal:
John blogs about politics and current events from an unapologetically liberal perspective.
Facebook: John's book Tales of a Real American Liberal has an active and interesting Facebook page. Come "like" it for updates about the book and current events. Twitter:
John is just getting started on Twitter @RealAmericanLib, so be patient as he figures
out how it works. One-Screen Stories:
John edits a very short story (less than 250 words) web site. Send him a micro-story! Asnuntuck Community College: John's employer and home away from home. |
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John's Books
John's book about politics and current events, Tales of a Real American Liberal,
is now available!Click here for a video preview of the book.  John's first book of fiction, One Bite: Stories for Short Attention Spans, Stolen Moments, and Busy Lives, is now available!Click here to read/listen to a sample story from the book.  Loop Year (a memoir of hiking the same trail every day for a year)Winner of the Connecticut Green Circle Award 
Growing Up Mostly Normal in the Middle of Nowhere (a memoir of growing up on a small farm)
Saying My Name (poetry for people who don't necessarily like poetry)
Shut Up and Speak! (a guidebook for surviving public speaking)
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John Sheirer (pronounced Shy-er) is the author Tales of a Real American Liberal, the new book exploring politics and current events from an unapologetically patriotic liberal perspective.
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John is also the author of several other books, including the 2008 memoir Loop Year: 365 Days on the Trail, which received the Connecticut Green Circle Award for environmental activism, as well as the 2005 memoir Growing Up Mostly Normal in the Middle of Nowhere, a finalist for the Sante Fe Writers Project Literary Award.
He teaches English and Communications at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield, Connecticut, where he has been honored multiple times by Who's Who Among America's Teachers and recently received the Distinguished Service and Educational Excellence Award.
John lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with his wonderful wife Betsy (Barone) Sheirer and their very cute dog Libby. John can be reached at SheirerJohn@gmail.com.
If you're looking for an entertaining and insightful event speaker, check out John's events page.
Praise for Tales of a Real American Liberal:
"… a refreshing alternative voice … with common sense wisdom and a neighborly style." -- Bill Scher, host of The Liberal Oasis Radio Show
"… an outlier of logic, reason, and humor in today's often murky and distracting political dialogue … entertaining and incisive." -- David Pakman, host of The David Pakman Show
"John Sheirer does a great job debunking right-wing propaganda …" -- Driftglass, cohost of The Professional Left Podcast
"Rock-ribbed without being strident, by someone who's put thought into his politics. I enjoyed it immensely." -- Susan Campbell, Hartford Courant columnist and author of Dating Jesus: A Story of Fundamentalism, Feminism, and the American Girl* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
John is also the author of several other books, including the 2008 memoir Loop Year: 365 Days on the Trail, which received the Connecticut Green Circle Award for environmental activism, as well as the 2005 memoir Growing Up Mostly Normal in the Middle of Nowhere, a finalist for the Sante Fe Writers Project Literary Award.
He teaches English and Communications at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield, Connecticut, where he has been honored multiple times by Who's Who Among America's Teachers and recently received the Distinguished Service and Educational Excellence Award.
John lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with his wonderful wife Betsy (Barone) Sheirer and their very cute dog Libby. John can be reached at SheirerJohn@gmail.com.
If you're looking for an entertaining and insightful event speaker, check out John's events page.
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