James Preller Interviews . . . The Happy Nappy Bookseller
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 Posted in Interviews & Appreciations, Mighty Casey, Six Innings | 6 Comments »I first encountered Doret Canton and her singular blog when I read this post back in May, 2008. She was saying nice things about my book, Six Innings, so, naturally, I fell madly in love. In today's world, that means: ...
My Ten All-Time Favorite Baseball Books
Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Greatest Hits, Interviews & Appreciations, Readings, Six Innings | 9 Comments »I always like to read a baseball book around this time of year. So I just ordered Ron Darling's new one, The Complete Game: Reflections on Baseball, Pitching, and Life on the Mound. Here in upstate New York, we're in ...
Fan Mail Wednesday # 32
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Fan Mail, Six Innings | No Comments »Oh yeah, unh-huh, hands in the air, that's right -- Fan Mail Wednesday, coming at ya! Dear Mr. Preller: My name is Henry. I am a sixth grader in Washington, D.C. and I read your book. My school librarian tries to have ...
This Week’s Coolest Thing Ever
Monday, February 16th, 2009 Posted in Jigsaw Jones, Six Innings, the writing process | 2 Comments »I got this in the mail the other day, the Korean translation of Six Innings. For the curious, these "foreign rights" things just sort of happen on the publishing side of things; the author has nothing to do with it. ...
2009 Notable Children’s Books: The Official List
Sunday, February 15th, 2009 Posted in Six Innings | No Comments »The official list is out -- and I'm still on it! Whew. There are a lot of people to thank, and many of them signed this ball. Jean, Liz, Rich, Elizabeth F., Dave, Christine, Elizabeth U., Nicole, and Jessica: Thanks. Jean Feiwel ...
2009 ALA Children’s Notable Books: Holy Wow!
Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Six Innings | 4 Comments »The American Library Association website has put up a "Final - Uncorrected" list of 2009 Children's Notable Books. I am honored and thrilled to see Six Innings on that list, amidst such spectacular company. Congratulations, all. According to the site: Each year ...
Jen Robinson Reviews “Six Innings”
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 Posted in Six Innings | 3 Comments »The ubiquitous, voracious Jen Robinson reviewed Six Innings. And all I can say is, Whew! I admit it. A part of me hates reviews. It's not intellectual, it's emotional. They scare me. I freeze up and can't read them. I was ...
Deleted Scenes 3: Six Innings
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in Six Innings, the writing process | No Comments »I've got about 10,000 words sitting in a scrap heap, savagely cut from Six Innings during the revision process. Here's one little scene -- a conversation, really -- that didn't make the book. For two reasons: 1) It's a scene ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #25
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 Posted in Fan Mail, Six Innings | No Comments »Stand back, people. Everybody stand back! It's Fan Mail Wednesday . . . Dear Mr. Preller, I just finished reading your book, Six Innings, and thought it was awesome. I am doing a book report on it. My favorite part was at ...
Best Books of 2008, and so on . . .
Friday, January 2nd, 2009 Posted in Six Innings | No Comments »I have a lot of ground to cover this morning -- and hopefully some of it will be in the snow-covered woods and in the company of my dog, Daisy. So check this out: Sue Corbett, author of 12 Again ...