Sunday, October 11, 2026

Books: "Dodge City" By Patrick deWitt

 



Dodge City

By Patrick deWitt

Ecco; hardcover, 256 pages; $28.00

Patrick deWitt is the author The Librarianist and French Exit, which were both national bestsellers; The Sisters Brothers, a New York Times bestseller short-listed for the Booker Prize; and the critically acclaimed Undermajordomo Minor and Ablutions. He was born in British Columbia, Canada, and now resides in Portland, Oregon.

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Books: "Unhittable" By Rob Friedman

 



Unhittable: How Technology, Mavericks, and Innovators Engineered Baseball's New Era of Pitching Dominance

By Rob Friedman

Harper; hardcover, 288 pages; $32.00

Rob Friedman is the creator of PitchingNinja, as he identifies himself on social media. He is a pitching analyst for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, ESPN College Baseball and Major League Baseball. He also has written for Fox Sports and given pregame analysis on Apple TV. 

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Yankees Have Forgotten There's Only One Metric That Matters

Yankee Stadium. Photo by Jason Schott.


On Wednesday night, the Yankees were swept in the American League Division Series by the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Books: "20 Over 60" By Weinhouse & Galef

 



20 Over 60

Edited by Beth Weinhouse & David Galef

Regal House; paperback, 266 pages; $21.99; available today, Tuesday October 6th

Beth Weinhouse has been an editor at many mainstream magazines, including Reader's Digest, Self, and Parenting. She has written articles and book reviews for New York Newsday, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, and Town & Country. Her first book was The Healthy Traveler, about maintaining health away from home. Weinstein then co-edited, with Leslie Laurence, Outrageous Practices, about how gender bias can affect women's health.

Books: "Remarkably Bright Creatures" By Shelby Van Pelt

 


Remarkably Bright Creatures

By Shelby Van Pelt 

Ecco; hardcover, 384 pages; $35.00; available today, Tuesday, October 6th

Shelby Van Pelt was raised in the Pacific Northwest and she currently lives with her family in the Chicago suburbs.

Monday, October 5, 2026

Books: "Supermajority" By Adam Jentleson

 



Supermajority: How Democrats Can Build Lasting Power

By Adam Jentleson

W.W. Norton & Co.; hardcover, 288 pages; $31.99

Adam Jentleson is the Founder and President of the Searchlight Institute, who served as the Chief of Staff to Senator John Fetterman and Deputy Chief of Staff to Senator Harry Reid. He is a strategist, author, and commentator with two decades of experience, and he is a frequent guest on television and podcasts. Jentleson is the author of Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy, and his writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Politico, and GQ. 

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Books: "Confronting America" By Bill O'Reilly

 


Confronting America: What Has to Change

By Bill O'Reilly & Josh Hammer

St. Martin's Press; hardcover, 304 pages; $32.00

Iconic television news journalist and radio host Bill O'Reilly hosts "No Spin News," weeknights on The First TV, a new media network on many digital platforms, including Roku, Amazon Fire, and Apple TV. He also hosts "The O'Reilly Update" on the radio, and that can he heard on the Pandora app and over 300 stations across the country, including WABC here in New York. He has been a broadcaster for over 50 years, and he has won three Emmys and numerous other journalism accolades. Before his long tenure with Fox News when he anchored the top-ranked "The O'Reilly Factor," he was a national correspondent for CBS News and ABC News, as well as a reporter-anchor for WCBS-TV here in New York.