sports books

People of the book: The Chosen

People of the book: “The Chosen”

‘Tis the season: Sports books make fine gifts

‘Tis the season: Sports books make fine gifts

Now hear these: Author event podcasts from the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse

Now hear these: Author event podcasts from the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse

People of the book (or something like that)

People of the book (or something like that)

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 [...]

Now hear (and read) this: Jewish baseball books for Opening Day

New baseball books highlight Hank Greenberg, Lip Pike

Mazel tov, Len Berman

Len Berman spans the kids’ literary world with new baseball book.

Lest we forget: Bobby Thomson

Bobby Thomson dies at 86.

People of the book: Dan Schlossberg

Dan Schlossberg on the decline of the 300 game winner.

Maury Allen and Fritz Peterson: Together again for the first time

Veteran sportswriter Maury Allen was among the crowd at the Yogi Berra Museum in Little Falls, NJ for an author appearance/book-signing by former Yankees pitcher Fritz Peterson. The ex-big-leaguer, who made headlines back in 1973 when he and teammate Mike Kekich traded families, was on hand to promote his new book, Mickey Mantle is Going [...]