B Reviews / Book ReviewsBaseball / Film / Movie / non-fiction9 Comments
From the award-winning screenwriter and director of cult classic Bull Durham, the extremely entertaining behind-the-scenes story of the making of the film, and an insightful primer on the art and business of moviemaking. Bull Durham, the breakthrough 1988 film about a minor league baseball team, is widely revered as the ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBaseball / confident heroine / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / Los Angeles / Ugly Duckling6 Comments
Waking up in a hotel room next to a nearly naked Gwen Christopher is a shocker for Paul Bennet. Hmm, one too many the night before? After all, he’s rich, successful and looks more like one of his movie-star clients than their PR rep. Paul can have any woman he ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerica / Baseball / Baseball Player / Contemporary / journalist / Sports Themed RomanceComments Off on REVIEW: High Heat by Sierra Dean
Miles Cartwright had the rookie season of any player’s dreams. The San Francisco Felons made it all the way to the World Series – with some help from his electric talent – then lost it all in game seven with him on the mound. To make matters worse, a misunderstanding ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsBaseball / Contemporary / New-YorkComments Off on REVIEW: Playing Hard by Melanie Scott
Dear Melanie Scott, Amelia Graham is an economist for a boutique investment bank on Wall Street. She grew up near the Castro family in the suburbs of Chicago – Emma is her best friend and Emma’s brother, Finn, is like a brother to her as well. Finn has been drafted ... more >
Publishing NewsBaseball / digital books / Disney / fonts / gender / Kansas City / Libraries / power / sexism / streaming movies / subscription service / Toronto / Twitter / typeface1 Comments
Disney to Launch Subscription Streaming Service in U.K. – Just in time for the winter holidays, Disney is beginning a subscription service in the UK, inclusive of digital books, movies, music, and television series, all for a mere £9.99 a month (a little over $15 USD). According to CEO Bob Iger, Disney ... more >
C ReviewsBaseball / beauty-pageant / Contemporary / music / North-Carolina / sports romanceComments Off on REVIEW: Perfect Pitch by Mindy Klasky
Reigning beauty queen Samantha Winger is launching her pet project, a music program for kids. All she has to do is follow the pageant’s rules—no smoking, drinking, or “cavorting” in public. That’s fine, until D.J. Thomas—God’s gift to baseball—throws her a wild pitch. He slams her in an interview, and ... more >