Tom Swift Writer’s Notebook

Since we returned, the days have passed double time. Seems like only yesterday it was last week — when I received a make-your-day note from playwright and poet Marcie Rendon alerting me to a flattering review. Writes Dwight Hobbes: “Too bad baseball’s Hall of Fame doesn’t have a Most Valuable Book category. Tom Swift’s biography of historic hurler Charles A. Bender, Chief Bender’s Burden: The Silent Struggle of a Baseball Star, qualifies, hands down.” The generous evaluation continues: “Swift tells this [story] … with a deft, detailed pen and a world of passion.” I am grateful to Ms. Rendon for the comment. Means a lot to know the book provoked such a response.

This post was added on Monday, August 25, 2008 by Tom Swift at 01:45 and is filed under Media Alert.