A Short History of the Long Ball

by Justin Cronin

Tells the story of two boys who remain friends through adulthood regardless of their contrasting family values and differing personal choices

Genres: Sports

91 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1995

About the author

In 2010, Justin Cronin’s The Passage was a phenomenon. The unforgettable tale that critics and readers compared to the novels of Cormac McCarthy, Michael Crichton, Stephen King, and Margaret Atwood became a runaway bestseller and enchanted readers around the globe. It spent 3 months on The New York Times bestseller list. It was featured on more than a dozen “Best of the Year” lists, including Time’s “Top 10 Fiction of 2010,” NPR’s “Year’s Most Transporting Books,” and Esquire’s “Best & Brightest of 2010.” It was a #1 Indie Next Selection. It sold in over 40 countries and became a bestseller in many of them. Stephen King called The Passage “enthralling… read this book and the ordinary world disappears.” Now, PEN/Hemingway Award-winner Justin Cronin bring us the conclusion to his epic trilogy with The City of Mirrors. For the last time, Amy—the Girl from Nowhere, who lived a thousand years—will join her friends and face down the demons that threaten the last of humanity. Justin Cronin is also the author of Mary and O’Neil (which won the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Stephen Crane Prize), and The Summer Guest. Other honors for his writing include a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Whiting Writer’s Award. A Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Rice University, he divides his time between Houston, Texas, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Reviews

[Thomas Cooney · Rating 1 out of 5]

read this right after reading "mary and o'neil.". very boring and amateurish.

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this shortly after it was published, since he was my creative writing teacher that year. I attended a reading/book signing at Davis Kidd Booksellers in Memphis and got my copy then. I've loved following his releases. I hope his next one will come out soon.