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John Hood

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in Charlotte, North Carolina, The United States

February 09, 1966

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https://folklorecycle.com/

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History, Science Fiction, Fantasy

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John Hood is president of the John William Pope Foundation. Hood also serves on the board of the John Locke Foundation, the state policy think tank he helped found in 1989 and led as its president for more than two decades.

Since 1986, Hood has written a syndicated newspaper column on politics and public policy. A frequent radio and television commentator, Hood is the author of seven nonfiction books on such subjects as business, advertising, public policy, and political history. In 2021 he switched to writing fiction. His Folklore Cycle series of historical-fantasy tales set in early America currently includes the novels Mountain Folk (2021) and Forest Folk (2022) as well as the novelettes The Bard: A Mountain Folk Tale (2022), The Pixie Li John Hood is president of the John William Pope Foundation. Hood also serves on the board of the John Locke Foundation, the state policy think tank he helped found in 1989 and led as its president for more than two decades.

Since 1986, Hood has written a syndicated newspaper column on politics and public policy. A frequent radio and television commentator, Hood is the author of seven nonfiction books on such subjects as business, advertising, public policy, and political history. In 2021 he switched to writing fiction. His Folklore Cycle series of historical-fantasy tales set in early America currently includes the novels Mountain Folk (2021) and Forest Folk (2022) as well as the novelettes The Bard: A Mountain Folk Tale (2022), The Pixie Light: A Forest Folk Tale (2023), and The Giant (2024).

A former Bradley Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, Hood teaches at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. His articles have appeared in magazines such as Readers’ Digest, The New Republic, National Review, Military History, and Reason as well as newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and USA Today.

At Locke, Hood created the E.A. Morris Fellowship for Emerging Leaders, which prepares young North Carolinians for leadership roles in the public and private sectors. He also serves on the faculty and as board chair of the NC Institute of Political Leadership; as co-chair of the North Carolina Leadership Forum, based at Duke University; as vice-chair of North Carolina Public Radio (WUNC), the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, and the Carolina Liberty Foundation; and on the boards of directors of the State Policy Network and the Student Free Press Association.

Hood received his BA in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he serves on the foundation board of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media and formerly served on the UNC-CH Board of Visitors. He earned a MA in liberal studies and a graduate certificate in nonprofit management from UNC-Greensboro.

A native of Mecklenburg County, Hood now resides in Wake County with his wife, two sons, and a stepdaughter. ...more

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How the Worm Has Turned

I have signed a contract to publish my second novel, Forest Folk, in April 2022.

Let me assure you that my publisher and I made no hasty decision about that sequel title. We played around with many viable alternatives. Mountain Folk 2: Electric Boogaloo had a nice ring to it. Mountain Folk 2: The Wrath of John was in the running. Bride of Mountain Folk presented intriguing possibilities.

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	Mountain Folk (Folklore Cycle #1) 4.37 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forest Folk (Folklore Cycle #2) 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Catalyst: Jim Martin and the Rise of North Carolina Republicans 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Water Folk (Folklore Cycle #3) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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