The first review for SINGLED OUT has appeared in Booklist, the magazine of the American Library Association. And it's a great one! Reviewer Michael Cart, founder of the Printz Award for YA literature, calls SINGLED OUT "extraordinary" and tabs it ... [Continue Reading]
Strong Inside Featured on WNSR
Strong Inside was the focus of the full-hour of WNSR's Saturday morning show devoted to Vanderbilt sports. Host Tim Scott and two of his interns led a conversation in which we touched on everything from the civil rights activities in Nashville during ... [Continue Reading]
Advance Review Copies On Their Way
It has been an exciting week in the progress of the book as the Advance Review Copies (ARCs) arrived at Vanderbilt University Press. The ARCs are now on their way to book reviewers and long-lead media around the country. For the last eight years, the ... [Continue Reading]
From Darkness to Light
Immediately adjacent to the offices of Vanderbilt University Press is a large parking lot, part of which used to be the land where the University Church of Christ was located. On the recommendation of Clyde Lee, perhaps the most beloved basketball ... [Continue Reading]
Farewell, Dr. Jack
Sad to hear of the passing of the great NBA coach Dr. Jack Ramsay. A Perry Wallace connection: It was Dr. Jack and the 76ers who drafted Perry out of Vanderbilt. When it became obvious Wallace would not make a roster loaded with veterans, Ramsay set ... [Continue Reading]
The Past is Never Dead
“The past is never dead. It's not even past.” – William Faulkner The Faulkner phrase was on my mind this morning as I sat down to eat breakfast with my three-year-old daughter. As she munched happily away, I snuck a glance at the newspaper and ... [Continue Reading]
Was the Dunk Banned to Thwart Perry Wallace?
While most basketball historians solely "credit" the NCAA's banning of the dunk in the late 1960s to the emergence of Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul Jabbar) at UCLA, an argument can be made that Perry Wallace at Vanderbilt had quite a bit to do with the ... [Continue Reading]
Now That Was Different
Woke up early this morning to speak to the Franklin (morning) Rotary Club, which meets at the Vanderbilt Legends golf club each Wednesday. While I was part of a panel at last week’s talk with the SPJ chapter, this was my first chance to talk to a ... [Continue Reading]
A New Generation
I took my 3-year-old daughter to a Vanderbilt baseball game this past weekend and spent most of the game inside Memorial Gym, where outfield ticket-holders are directed for concessions and restrooms (both of which were apparently a lot more fun for ... [Continue Reading]
An Appropriate Locale For First Remarks On “Strong Inside”
Last night I had the opportunity to be part of a panel discussion hosted by the Nashville chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The forum was hosted by Blake Farmer of WPLN (Nashville’s NPR station) and I answered questions along with ... [Continue Reading]