In this episode of our Author Conversation series, Clayton Tudor sits down with PBBC Member Frank Guridy to discuss his latest work "Loserville:  How Professional Sports Remade Atlanta - And how Atlanta Remade Professional Sports".  Here they discuss the history of Atlanta teams, fans, and the role public resources play in the history of the city's relationship with sports.

In the latest edition of our author interview series, PBBC Member Jason Cannon discusses "The Umpire is Out!:  Calling the Game and Living my True Self" with it's co-author, Rob Neyer.  In the interview, they discuss Dale Scott, the books subject, the research it took and Rob's approach to writing.

In our latest edition of our Author Interview Series, recent interview subject Andy McCue goes to the other side of the microphone to discuss "Red Barber:  The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend" with it's co-authors Judith R. Hiltner and James R. Walker.  They discuss the voice behind the legendary Brooklyn Dodgers, what he meant to broadcasting and the game overall.

In our latest edition of the Author Interview series, Craig Calcaterra talks about the sports-industrial complex and the state of fandom with Dan Epstein.

In the latest of our Author Interview Series, Jim Overmeyer is joined by Jason Cannon, where they talk about life and tenure of the turn-of-the-century Chicago Cubs owner, his relationship with other owners, the team, and more.

In our latest edition of our Author Interview Series, John Rosengren discusses his latest work "Classic Baseball", the challenges of researching a more broad project, the stories that make the game interesting, and... La Tortuga?  

In this episode of our ongoing Author Interview Series, Jim Walker talks about the American League during the era of expansion in his latest book "Stumbling Around The Bases".  They discuss the teams that sprung up during this transformative era, the players that defined it, and also the story behind the scenes as well.

In this episode of our author conversation series, Luke Epplin discusses the history of the Cleveland baseball franchise (formerly Indians, now Guardians), focusing specifically on the World War II era, which Scott H. Longert's book focuses in on.  It's the second in a trilogy of books he's writing about the team, and he and Epplin go into great detail about the team, ownership, the players, and more.

In the debut pod of the new season, Peter Golenbock, author of more than 60 Baseball Books including "Bums", "The Bronx Zoo", "Sprit Of St. Louis" and more talk about his life before writing, reflect on his experiences interviewing people around the game, and more!

In this episode of our Author Conversation Series, novelist Tim Wendel brings his readers back to Havana with Escape from Castro's Cuba, his visionary sequel to Castro's Curveball, where the main character becomes entangled in a scheme that pits him against his old friend, Fidel Castro. He's here in conversation with Emily Nemens, author of The Cactus League.

As we approach the 2021 MLB All-Star game, our own Frank Guridy talked with writer Howard Bryant about a particular All-Star game, in 1971, and about how important that game, and that era was for black and latino players. 

In this episode of our author interview series, Andrew Forbes talks with Heidi and Dale Jacobs about their latest book "100 Miles of Baseball:  Fifty Games, One Summer".  An ambitious project to, as the title suggests, attend 50 baseball games within a 100 mile radius, over a single summer.  They talk about how the idea came about, the variety of games they attended, and their writing process along the way.

In the latest installment of our Author Interview Series, Jim Leeke talks with fellow book club author Don Zminda to discuss his latest book "The Best Team Over There:  The Untold Story of Grover Cleveland Alexander and the Great War", an examination of the legendary pitchers time in the military, and the affect it had on him not just as a player, but as a person as well.

On the latest edition of the PBBC's author interview series, club member Mark Healey (Author of Gotham Baseball) spoke with Steve Steinberg, one half of the team that wrote "Comeback Pitchers:  The Remarkable Careers of Howard Ehmke & Jack Quinn".  In this conversation, they talk about the writing process, how to balance other characters in the story like Connie Mack, and what makes these two particular players so interesting.  

In this episode of the PBBC Author Interview Series, Dave Jordan discusses his book "Cobra:  A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood" with fellow club member Andrew Maraniss.  Jordan wrote the book with it's subject, former outfielder Dave Parker, an accomplished all around player during the heyday of black baseball at the Major League level.  They discuss the research required for the book, working with Parker, and more...

Today’s conversation is between Lincoln Mitchell and Dan Epstein, talking about Epstein’s book “The Captain and Me” that he wrote with former Yankee Ron Blomberg. The discussion centers around the main characters in the book, Blomberg and his teammate Thurman Munson, but also the teams they played on, and the era in which they played.

Today’s conversation features Greg Larson, author of “Clubbie: A Minor League Baseball Memoir”, chronicling his time as a clubhouse attendant for the Aberdeen IronBirds. It was there he transformed from starry eyed fan to the crafty clubbie, getting a first hand look at the exploitative nature of the Minor Leagues. He talks with Andrew Forbes about his adventures in the dugout and beyond.

They say that the history books are written by the winners, but Erik Sherman took a different approach in his latest book "Two Sides of Glory:  The 1986 Red Sox in their Own Words".  A collection of interviews with players from the team that fatefully lost a title in dramatic fashion, not just on a ground ball to first.  He talks with fellow author Greg Larson about the process of writing the book, the players he talked to, and more.

In the latest edition of our Author Interview Series, Essayist Andrew Forbes talks with club member Devin Gordon about his latest book "The Only Way is the Steady Way" (released just this week), a collection of essays, stories, and reflections on the wisdoms of superstar Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki.

On this episode of our Author Interview Series, Anika Orrock talks with the PBBC’s newest member, Andrea Williams, who authored “Baseball’s Leading Lady: Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues”. On what would be Manley’s 124th Birthday, the two discuss Manley’s impact and why her story needed to be told.

Released earlier this month, author Lincoln Mitchell discusses "The Giants and Their City:  Major League Baseball in San Francisco 1976-1992", when the team was unliked, un-welcomed, and un-winning (that's a thing, right?), not to mention in constant competition with their cross-bay rivals, the Oakland A's.  He and fellow author Dave Jordan (author of "COBRA") talk about the team, the city, and why they nearly left not once, but twice.  

It's another "Opening Day Special" episode with Dan Epstein talking with Frank Guridy about his new book, out today, "The Sports Revolution:  How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics".  They discuss Texas's place in American sports history, and why it's a lot more complicated than you may think.

On this episode of our author interview series, Frank Guriti talks with Devin Gordon, author of “So Many Ways to Lose, The Amazing True Story of the Mets, the Best-Worst team in sports”, which releases today. The two authors cover the book’s genesis, as a magazine article, and dives into its content. From Casey Stengel to Pedro Martinez and more.

In his latest book, Don Zminda examines the aftermath of the 1919 Chicago Black Sox team, as it navigated through the following season before the story broke of their fixing the World Series to the benefit of gamblers.  Steve Steinberg asked Zminda about what inspired the story, the other factors at play, and so much more during their conversation.