If you love baseball, you ought to subscribe to the terrific podcast, Baseball by the Book, hosted by longtime Sporting News editor Justin McGuire. Listen to my conversation with Justin, as we talk writing for kids, researching a novel, and lots of Milwaukee baseball trivia. (Bonnie Brewer, anyone?)
Read More...Radio Interview on WUWM’s “Lake Effect”
I was lucky enough to be interviewed on Milwaukee’s NPR station, WUWM, about the real-life inspiration for The Rhino in Right Field. Washington Park, the minor league Brewers, growing up Greek, and girls’ baseball–it’s all here. I hope you like it! When Baseball Practice Was at the Milwaukee Zoo
Read More...Tank Goes to the Ballpark (Hartford edition)
I had a great time meeting lots of kids (and teachers and librarians too!) at a Yard Goats game in Hartford, CT. It was Reading in Summer Night, and kids had gotten free game tickets as a reward for meeting their summer reading goals. What a great way to celebrate reading! Thanks to the Hartford
Read More...Tank Goes to the Ballpark (Charleston edition)
I was lucky enough to visit Charleston, South Carolina, home of the RiverDogs, to share copies of The Rhino in Right Field with young readers at the ballpark. It was Library Night at the Joe, and Tank and I had lots of fun. Thank you, RiverDogs, for making us feel welcome!
Read More...Then and Now: What the Washington Park Zoo looks like today
Not too long ago, I visited Washington Park in Milwaukee to see what’s left of the old zoo. It was abandoned in 1960, when Milwaukee County opened a new zoo on Bluemound Road. But Washington Park is still there, at the corner of 47th and Vliet streets, and the southwest corner of the park, where
Read More...Hiding in Plain Sight: Real-life References in The Rhino in Right Field
The Rhino in Right Field is a made-up story. Of course it is! Climbing into animal pens at the zoo? A parade of zoo animals? An escape? None of that stuff could happen in real life. Could it? You might be surprised. Here (in alphabetical order) is a roundup of the very real people, places,
Read More...Bibliography for The Rhino in Right Field
Here’s a list of the major source materials I used while researching and writing The Rhino in Right Field: Printed material: Buege, Bob. Borchert Field: Stories from Milwaukee’s Legendary Ballpark. Madison, WI: The Wisconsin Historical Society, 2017. Dickson, Paul. Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick. New York: Bloomsbury, 2012. Gurda, John. New World Odyssey: Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church and
Read More...Blog Archive
All my older posts can be found at my Blogger site. Thanks!
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