Jewish authors and sportswriters

KK Q&A: Author Neal Pollack and Jewball

The recent NBA lockout has been all about the money. While we wait for the season to begin (on Christmas day, noch besser), I thought I’d offer you a Q&A I had recently with Neal Pollack, author of the newly (and conspicuously  self) -published Jewball. The novel tells the tale of the South Philadelphia Hebrew [...]

Murray Chass among Int’l Sports Hall of Fame inductees for 2012

Murray Chass among Int’l Sports Hall of Fame inductees for 2012

Korner interview: Basketball media guru Bethlehem Shoals

Korner interview: Basketball media guru Bethlehem Shoals

Divine non-intervention

Divine non-intervention

People of the book (or something like that)

People of the book (or something like that)

Literary birthday greetings: Dave Kaplan

Literary birthday greetings: Dave Kaplan

Baseball backup, Aug. 24

JML Baseball backup, Aug. 24

Baseball backup, Aug. 2

An extra serving of JML stuff. * Remember Adam Greenberg? Well, he’s still plugging away, trying to get back to the Majors. Wouldn’t it just be so sweet if some team  would sign him for a September call-up? * Out of Left Field, Rebecca Alpert’s history of Jewish involvement in the Negro Leagues, is reviewed [...]

Baseball backup, June 2

Baseball backup, June 2: Youkilis and horse sense

People of the books

A quick look at two new baseball titles