♦ As mentioned in a previous post, the period around opening day is full of reading suggestions for greater and lesser fans of the game. Here’s one from the Chicago Tribune citing the baseball works of Brashler, Plimpton, and Updike (sorry, paywall). ♦ Here’s another: The Economist published “Six Great Books About Baseball,” which includes […]
Happy Spring, everybody! ♦ Kevin Baker‘s latest book, The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City, was recently reviewed in The New York Times. Baker — who will be a guest on the “Bookshelf Conversation” in the near future — has written several novels about New York in the 19th century […]
Author appearance: Tyler Kepner will discuss “Baseball, Faith, and the Chase for World Series Glory” at Christ Church in Greenwich, CT, on Friday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. The event will be both in-person and livestream. For details, visit christchurchgreenwich.org. Bull Durham creator Ron Shelton was recently honored at the Coronado Island Film Festival In […]
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♦ No surprise: Moneyball is included in this USA Today article on the “the four best business books by sports professionals” (although does Michael Lewis really qualify as such?). ♦ With all the hoopdeedoo about Aaron Judge breaking the “true” home run record, I doubt there is anyone more qualified to write about Roger Maris […]
Joe Maddon, looking to fill time as he awaits his next baseball gig, will be at the Yogi Berra Museum on the campus of Montclair State University on Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 4-5:30 p.m. to sign copies of The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life, written with Tom Verducci. As […]
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Headnote: One of the thing I like about the Pandemic Baseball Book Club is that it’s a kind of “one stop shopping.” Instead of posting about various authors, projects, and events, all I’m doing here is cutting and pasting their weekly newsletter. Do take a moment to read the author Q&A. I find them particularly […]
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Let’s be honest: Most of us are not real good at making sacrifices. Even in baseball, the bunt with men on is no longer considered desirable because it means giving up something. And who wants to do that? Someone recently asked me to pick up a dozen jars of Trader Joe’s organic salted peanut butter […]
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Native son Art Shamsky will be the guest at the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival on November 6. The former Mets favorite — who turned 78 on Oct. 14 — will discuss his latest memoir, After the Miracle: The Lasting Brotherhood of the ’69 Mets, written with Erik Sherman. He will be interviewed on stage […]
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I had the privilege of participating in one of these a couple of years ago. Fun! Here’s this year’s lineup. June 5, Shea Stadium Remembered: The Mets, Jets, and Beatlemania, by Matt Silverman June 12, When the Braves Ruled the Diamond, by Dan Schlossberg- June 26, They Said It Couldn’t Be Done: The ’69 Mets, New […]
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From the press release: The Baseball Heritage Museum has a pair of events scheduled: Throw Like a Woman Author Susan Petrone will give a presentation 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9. Petrone wrote the 2015 novel Throw Like a Woman, about a woman who, at age 40, finds her life taking an unexpected turn when she […]
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Cleveland Indians,
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This past Saturday (Jan. 26), the Society of American baseball Research held its 10th annual SABR Day, featuring events at regions all over the country. I had the pleasure of participating in an author’s panel at the Elysian Fields Chapter (Northern New Jersey) with my old friend Howard Megdal (The Baseball Talmud: The Definitive Position-by-Position […]
The Arlington Community Ed invites the community to attend “Baseball Americana: An Illustrated Talk,” presented by Harry L. Katz, from 1 to 3 p.m. May 24 at the Arlington Senior Center, 27 Maple St., Arlington MA. “Baseball Americana” is a lavishly illustrated history of America’s favorite sport, compiled from the unparalleled collections of the Library […]
Well, I can cross that off my bucket list. I’ve wanted to take part in this program ever since I published my first book but things never quite worked out. In fact, I was originally supposed to join Richard Sandomir last month to talk about two iconic first basemen with New York roots but couldn’t […]
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I’ve been looking to participate in Gelf Magazine’s “Varsity Letters” program for years. The dream comes true July 24. Hope to see you there. Here are the details: Baseball Night Varsity Letters is back at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge on Monday, July 24, with four authors of recently released books about baseball: • […]
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I’ve been looking to participate in Gelf Magazine’s “Varsity Letters” program for years. The dream comes true July 24. Hope to see you there. Here are the details: Baseball Night Varsity Letters is back at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge on Monday, July 24, with four authors of recently released books about baseball: • […]
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Hank Greenberg,
Jay Jaffe,
Mark Feinsand,
Ron Kaplan
One of my favorite places on the planet hosts two more author events in the upcoming weeks. First up at the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, tomorrow (May 10) at 7 p.m., Dr. Rock Positano will discuss his new release, Dinner with DiMaggio: Memories of an American Hero. From the book’s Amazon page: The real Joe DiMaggio, […]
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Well, perhaps not bragging. That ain’t my style. But I did have a grand old time in my return visit to the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, Jay Goldberg, proprietor, to discuss the new book, Hank Greenberg in 1938: Hatred and Home Runs in the Shadow of War. Goldberg is a real friend to the author. He […]
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Shameless self-promotion alert: Happy to announce that Hank Greenberg in 1938: Hatred and Home Runs in the Shadow of War officially launched at midnight. I’ll be posting links to events, interviews, and reviews (both favorable and un-; already received one of the latter from someone who was disappointed that a) it wasn’t a full biography […]
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Jewish Baseball News,
World War II
Pleased to be making a second trip to the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse in Manhattan. I’ll be there on Wednesday, May 3, at 7.p.m., to discuss Hank Greenberg in 1938: Hatred and Home Runs in the Shadow of War, with Bergino proprietor and friend to authors Jay Goldberg. I’d love to see you there. Please visit […]
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(WTF, right? Kids, ask your parents.) From The Hardball Times website, this on Stacey May Fowles‘ Baseball Life Advice: Loving the Game That Saved Me. Upshot: “Every day in baseball brings a chance for something new and exciting, an occurrence to talk about and focus on, to share and enjoy…. Fowles’ latest book…offers exactly that.” […]
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Paul Dickson,
Stacey May Fowles,
Ted Williams,
Tim Raines,
Urban Shocker
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