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Michael Bishop

Lest We Forget: Michael Bishop

November 15, 2023

The author of one of my favorite baseball novels, Brittle Innings, passed away on Nov. 13 at the age of 78. Here’s his obit from locusmag.com and his entry from the online Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Normally I don’t rely on Wikipedia, but in this case, the synopsis for the 1994 publication is pretty accurate: […]

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The joy of rediscovery

October 25, 2011

Sometimes I wonder, with all the new books coming out every year, why anyone would want to read something they’ve already read before. So many books, so little time. But while working on the 501 Book project I came across several titles in my library that I had never read, which no doubt led to […]

Tagged as: Boston Red Sox, Fear Strikes Out, Fenway Park, Lords of the Realm, Michael Bishop, Tom Seaver

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