Monday, April 21, 2025

Jackson Joins Johnnies, NYC Native Comes Home

 

Provided by St. John's.


The remodeling of the St. John's Red Storm men's basketball roster took another big leap on Monday, as the team announced that they signed one of the top prospects in the transfer portal.

Books: "Sweet Nothings" By Sarah Perry

 




Sweet Nothings: Confessions of a Candy Lover

By Sarah Perry

Mariner Books; hardcover, 304 pages; $29.99

Sarah Perry is the author of the memoir After the Eclipse, which was honored as a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, a Poets & Writers Notable Nonfiction Debut, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. She is a recipient of the 2018 Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award, and was nominated for the 2024 MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award from the James Beard Foundation.

Saturday, April 19, 2025

Senga Shuts Out St. Louis To Keep Sensational Start Going

 

Kodai Senga fires one in to Brendan Donovan in the first inning. Photo by Jason Schott.


Kodai Senga entered this season as the Mets' ace, and his latest outing on Saturday, a 3-0 shutout win over the St. Louis Cardinals, affirmed that once again.

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Mets Launch Collection With New York or Nowhere

 

Mike Piazza in the New York Or Nowhere near. Provided by New York Mets.


The Mets, in partnership with New Era and Major League Baseball, announced they will have a new co-branded collection, with New York or Nowhere.

Books: "That's What She Said" By Eleanor Pilcher

 


That's What She Said

By Eleanor Pilcher

Avon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; paperback; $18.99

Eleanor Pilcher is a published author of commercial fiction and an award-winning marketer in the publishing industry. Based in London, she is also a freelance journalist, public speaker, and founder of #MarketYourMarketing.

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

St. John's Signs Sellers

 

Provided by St. John's.


St. John's continued their rapid off-season makeover, as they announced on Wednesday that they have signed Stanford transfer Oziyah Sellers, and he will be on its 2025-26 roster.

Sunday, April 13, 2025

Books: "The Annotated Great Gatsby: 100th Anniversary Deluxe Edition"

 


The Annotated Great Gatsby: 100th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

By F. Scott Fitzgerald; Edited by James L.W. West III; Introduction by Amor Towles

Library of America; hardcover, 272 pages; $35.00

The Library of America, now in its fourth decade, is a nonprofit organization that champions the nation's heritage by publishing America's greatest writing in authoritative new editions, and providing resources for readers to explore this deep legacy.