Cyber Monday Madness

On Monday, December 2nd, the Kindle editions of The All-American King and Behind in the Count are FREE!

You may be wondering, what madness is this? Has Kent gone crazy? Has he lost his mind? The answer is yes! Yes, he has gone crazy. And you'll be crazy too, if you pass up this insane deal!

But remember, the books are free for only one day: Monday, December 2nd.

2013 World Series

The 2013 World Series begins tonight with the St. Louis Cardinals battling the Boston Red Sox. These teams are no strangers to October baseball. Winners of the first World Series in 1903, the Red Sox will be playing in their thirteenth Fall Classic.

St. Louis is making its nineteenth World Series appearance, including four times in the last ten years. The Cards played their first World Series in 1926 when they took on Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig's New York Yankees. The seventh game featured one of the most dramatic moments in Series history.

Baseball a Century Ago

It is October and Major League Baseball is well into its postseason. This week the divisional rounds will be decided and the ALCS and NLCS will begin. One hundred years ago the best teams in baseball similarly battled each other in October. There was only one round back then, the World Series. And the games went a lot faster in 1913, with contests usually lasting between two and two and a half hours. Game 5 of the World Series that year was completed in just one hour and 39 minutes.

The image below is from Game 2 of the 1913 World Series at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. The New York Giants defated the Philadelphia Athletics 3-0 in Christy Mathewson's last victory in the fall classic. The Athletics, however, prevailed in the Series four games to one, bringing manager Connie Mack his third championship.

The All-American King 2.0

The second edition of my novel, The All-American King, will soon be released. This version features a new cover, as well as guides matching the characters/events in the novel with the corresponding characters/events in the biblical story of King David. The new edition also includes a set of Discussion Questions for book clubs and small groups.

The new cover is on the right. What do you think?

Bazinga!

Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state,
then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started.
Wait ...
The earth began to cool,
the autotrophs began to drool,
neanderthals developed tools,
we built a wall,
we built the pyramids!
Math, science, history,
unraveling the mystery,
that all started with the big bang.
BANG!

Can you guess which TV show I've been watching this summer? Just started Season 4.

Zane Fischer Career Stats

In my novel Behind in the Count, Zane Fischer is a once-great pitcher who hopes to return to the majors. He starts his comeback by joining a minor league team in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the spring of 1998.

For those of you interested in learning more about Zane's baseball background, the table below contains his big league pitching statistics from 1977 to 1996.

Free Kindle Book

The Kindle edition of Behind in the Count is now FREE!

But not for long. This Kindle promotion ends on Wednesday, June 12.

Click here to download your free e-book.

Goodreads Giveaway

The Goodreads giveaway for Behind in the Count has ended. Congratulations to the three winners! Your books will soon be in the mail.

Thank you to everyone else who entered. If you're still interested in reading my novel, Amazon is currently offering the paperpack at 10% off, and the Kindle Edition is available for only $1.99. Hopefully you will soon get the opportunity to check out Behind in the Count.

Behind in the Count

My new novel Behind in the Count has been published! Win a free copy by entering the book giveaway at Goodreads. The deadline for entering is May 16, 2013.

Paperback copies of Behind in the Count are available for $12.95 at Amazon.com

The e-book version is available for only $1.99 at the Kindle Store

Opening Day 2013

Today marks the start of the major league baseball season. Check out this article from the Baseball Vault to learn about traditions and memorable moments from past Opening Days.

Libraries

Visited a library lately?

http://flavorwire.com/371702/25-writers-on-the-importance-of-libraries

Did you know?

Little known, yet interesting, facts about the classic books you may have read in high school.

http://bookriot.com/2013/02/12/ten-things-you-didnt-know-about-books-and-authors-you-had-to-read-in-high-school/

Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting was released fifteen years ago this month. Click this link to learn the story of how this movie got made.

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/2013/01/good-will-hunting-oral-history/

How do you like them apples?