Jane Leavy's Blog, page 6
August 2, 2018
Sioux City’s Hersom is Excited for Big Fella
Terry Hersom, columnist at the Sioux City Journal, shares his thoughts on Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, and the brother who knew the Big Fella well.
August 1, 2018
Starred Review from Publishers Weekly
As Leavy points out, Ruth lived as hard as he played; he “imbibed whatever life had to offer.” Ruth’s accomplishments and his appetites for drink and women (he had several extramarital affairs) coincided with the rise of sports journalism and marketing, and his manager, Christy Walsh, was instrumental in creating his public image. In 1927, […]
July 21, 2018
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June 26, 2018
The Big Fella is a Top 10 in Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly posted its list of the Top 10 Memoirs & Biographies coming in Fall 2018: This fall sees some striking memoirs by and biographies of movie and TV notables, big-name athletes, and important political figures: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography – Eric Idle. Crown Archetype, Oct. 2 Idle, a founding member […]
April 19, 2018
Would the Babe Still Be a Star?
In an interview with Smithsonian Magazine, Jane says the Bambino would be as big a personality as he was in his own time: How would Ruth have fared in today’s world, both in and out of the ball park? Off the field, he’d have protectors to shield him against his own worst instincts but he’d be […]
March 30, 2018
15 Best Books on Baseball to Read
Signature-Reads.com selected Sandy Koufax as one of the 15 books to read before the start of baseball season. They write: Koufax’s name is incredibly well known, but the player is also incredibly private. Jane Leavy does all baseball-fans a service by offering this stylistic and remarkable look at a player who is often defined not only by […]
March 10, 2018
The Stacks Chat
Originally published in the Bronx Banter blog in 2003, this interview with Alex Belth was recently added to The Stacks Reader. Alex: Did you always want to be a sportswriter? Jane: I wanted to be a sportswriter because I wanted to be a writer, and a teacher once told me, “Write what you know.” What I […]
