The Day's Second Post

Sorry, I just came across something really exciting I'd like to share with the world.

I'M OFFICIALLY A PUBLISHED AUTHOR! (And no, the hundreds of sports journalism articles I've had published online and in newspapers don't count.) In an actual BOOK.

I knew the book was coming out soon and I couldn't for the life of me remember the title. And God bless Google's little virtual heart, a quick search for my name followed by the word "baseball" brought up a whole mess of hits. Mostly were my articles, but I did find a few other interesting things.

Like, this mail bag from the Cleveland Indians' beat writer about three years ago ("From bats to hats to music"). But I'm mainly interested in this little book right here:

Baseball/Literature/Culture
Essays, 2006–2007
Edited by Ronald E. Kates and Warren Tormey

Description
The Conference on Baseball in Literature and American Culture has consistently produced a strong body of scholarship since its inception in 1995. Essays presented at the 2006 and 2007 conferences are published in this work.

Topics covered include early baseball journalism; sportswriting as mythology; the Henry Wiggen baseball novels; fictionalized baseball broadcasts; racism, religious fundamentalism, patriotism and Marxism; Philip Roth’s The Great American Novel; Zane Grey; masculinity in Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out; Willie Mays; Northern Exposure; Salvadore Dalí and surrealism; baseball’s economic trendsetters; Pete Rose; baseball literature in the classroom; and Jim Bunning’s perfect game, among others.

And if you turn your attention to the table of contents, guess what you'll find?!

Need a hint? One chapter and eight glorious pages written by yours truly! And yep, if you're curious I actually was one of only two girls who attended/presented at the conference. I'm officially excited. Now if only my copy would come in the mail...