July 15, 2011

May 11, 2011

Just came across this nice review from the staff of IndieReader.com, posted Feb. 9th. Interesting that the reviewer mentions the book might help children understand their parents' involvement in the game better. A young man I once coached came up to me after reading the book and said it reminded him just how intense those youth baseball games were -- not just for him, but for everybody.

January 19, 2011

Ball Crazy is now available in a Kindle edition ($3.99).

September 13, 2010

Publisher's Weekly gives Ball Crazy a good review -- and a little red star -- at http://publishersweekly.com/pw/reviews/web-exclusive/index.html?page=2

July 31, 2010

"Triple Play" book event at Decatur Library

On August 10th, the Georgia Center for the Book is hosting an evening of baseball books ("A Baseball Triple Play") by 3 Atlanta writers, including myself. Here's the write-up...

If you love baseball, you’ll hit a home run with our program this evening! We welcome three authors of exciting new books about the sport including long-time Braves announcer Pete Van Wieren; the radio voice of Georgia State University, Dave Cohen; and wonderful Decatur author and dad-coach Hal Jacobs. Van Wieren’s book, written with veteran journalist Jack Wilkinson (who will also join us) is ”Of Mikes and Men,” a wonderful reminiscence of three decades of calling Braves’ games over the air. Cohen’s book is the delightfully informative ”Matzoh Balls and Baseballs: Conversations with 17 Former Jewish Major League Baseball Players;” and Jacobs has written ”Ball Crazy: Confessions of a Dad-Coach,” a thoughtful reflection on his and his 12-year-old son’s experiences on the diamond. Please don’t miss this memorable evening of baseball chat!

For more information, see http://www.georgiacenterforthebook.org/Events/show.php?id=297

May 22, 2010

Excerpt appears in spring 2010 Emory Magazine

The opening scene from Chapter 1 appears in the "Coda" section (last page) of the spring 2010 Emory Magazine. See http://www.emory.edu/EMORY_MAGAZINE/2010/spring/coda.html


May 21, 2010

Ball Crazy accepted by IndieReader

IndieReader, which was recently mentioned in a New York Times article (April 26, 2010) on self-publishing trends, has accepted Ball Crazy to join its virtual inventory of "cream-of-the-indie crop." Here's what the Times article says:

And self-published books are not just winning in terms of numbers but also making up ground in cachet. As has happened with other media in this heyday of user-generated content, last century's logic has been turned on its head: small and crafty can beat big and branded. As IndieReader, an online source for self-published books, puts it, “Think of these books like handmade goods, produced in small numbers, instead of the mass-marketed stuff you'd find at a superstore.... IndieReader — which vets, curates and sells self-published books — helps you find wheat.

Official book launch - April 17th

Eagle Eye Book Shop in Decatur will host a book launch event on April 17, 2010.

From 3-5pm, we'll be serving up ballpark hotdogs outside the store & signing books inside.

From 5-6:30pm, we'll have wine & cheese.

Please drop by and say hello.