Richard Crepeau

John Nogowski, sportswriter and former teacher, in his second book on baseball takes a deep dive into the baseball statistical data bases relying primarily on Stathead and Baseball-Reference.com.

In 2002, Bill Zehme conducted the first interview with Johnny Carson since his retirement from The Tonight Show a decade earlier.

“The Big Book of Baseball Stories is a good reminder of the cultural impact of baseball in American life.”

“A Life Impossible is a well-written and remarkable book in its honesty. It will be an inspiration to many, . . .”

“provid[es] a detailed record of the 1924 Washington Senators and the roles of Clark Griffith, Walter Johnson, and Bucky Harris in fulfilling its destiny.”

“drawn from Nye’s brilliance reflected in the written word and innumerable consultations both domestic and foreign.”

“What makes Keegan’s writing so rich is her economy of words and her ability to create vivid and powerful scenes while maintaining a simple style.”

“what is revealed in Magic: The Life of Earvin 'Magic' Johnson is the life of an American sports hero, full of complexity, wonder, sorrow, and success.”

Winner of the 2021 Casey Award as the Best Baseball Book of the Year with The Baseball 100, Joe Posnanski has followed up with another baseball title.

“Mihret Sibhat’s command of language, her sense of humor, and her love for Ethiopia combine to stir the memories of any who have encountered this culture and people.”

“engaging anyone who believes in the function and power of sports for both individuals and the societies they populate.”

“Winterland is a rich and powerful novel in which Rae Meadows displays her talents and her subtilty as she captures the essence of sport, the power of ambition, and the menacing ha

First played in 1903, then missing a year in 1904, the World Series was held continuously for 90 years until 1994 when the Fall Classic was cancelled by a strike.

“Dick Gregory was one of a kind, the genuine article.”

“a fascinating and well-written piece, capturing this moment in hockey history.

Playmakers: How the NFL Really Works (And Doesn’t) is Mike Florio’s highly informative, entertaining, and provocative examination of what makes the NFL work and why at times it doesn’t wor

“this small volume offers a fascinating and remarkable story of one man’s love of sport, devotion to a team, and how that saves his life.”

“The writing alone is a wonder and a fitting coda for the career of this great writer who led the parade of extremely talented writers coming out of post-independence Niger

“If you are a lover of the game of tennis, admire Rodger Federer, or want to know more about him, The Master is the book for you. . . .

“What is made clear in this latest collection of stories is that Murakami is a master storyteller.”

“How Beautiful We Were is a masterful piece of storytelling with multiple storylines . . .”

“a smorgasbord of baseball delights . . .”

“Graham Swift has a remarkable ability to slip back and forth in time, while identifying the many small incidents and markers that shape and reshape the lives of his characters.”

If you follow American politics with more than a cursory glance, and who doesn’t these days, it may strike you as odd that someone would try to write a novel of political satire set within and cent

“Wendy Moore’s skill as a writer delivers the story of these women and the history of the war with exceptional power, laying out a compelling combination of casual

“Nemens is a skilled writer who captures the many dramas and nuances of spring training.”

“Eve L. Ewing has achieved what the historian cannot. She has restored the blood and sweat to the historical record of a tragic moment in the history of the nation.”

“In 2014, Roger Angell was in Cooperstown at the Baseball Hall of Fame to receive the J. G.

“Little Boy will delight you again and again. It is rich and playful poetry disguised as a novel, and it is pure Ferlinghetti.”

“In Breaking Barriers, Stark has taken on an important chapter in American Sport and in the history of desegregation in America.”

“this is a book that has much to commend it and little to criticize. It is built on meticulous research and a strong overall conception of the significance of the subject.”

“Pomerantz has created a fascinating and sympathetic portrait of a superstar athlete whose human sensitivities are on display and whose complexities are laid bare.”

“Gods of Wood and Stone [is] a very strong novel and powerful critique of contemporary life and culture.”     

Given the title, The Pitcher and the Dictator, it would seem that this is a book about Satchel Paige and the legendary short season that he played in the Dominican Republic while in the em

This collection of short pieces by the British writer Martin Amis takes you into a wide range of his nonfiction work.

As is suggested in the subtitle of Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh mounts an argument that the rise to prominence of the New York Football Giants between 1956 and 1963 produced two signif

In the first two decades of the 20th century in the United States, the national mood changed radically from one of heady optimism to dissolution.

It has been 20 years since the publication of Arundhati Roy’s Booker Prize Winning first novel, The God of Small Things.

For those who lived through the sixties, this account of some of the major events and people of the decade is certain to resonate.

“a compelling story conveying a powerful social and cultural critique along with a marvelous portrait of the beauties and wonders of Kenya . . .”