Mark Gilroy

Bringing Books to Life!

Some Things Should Never Be Forgotten – Images of 9/11

Can a Single Picture Turn Me Back Into a Baseball Fan?

A funny picture of fans' response to a foul ball at a major league game.

Who are you in this picture?

I grew up in Dayton, Ohio, as an ardent fan of the Cincinnati Reds during the Big Red Machine era – Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Joe Morgan, and so many other stars.

I basically gave up following baseball during the World Series strike of 1994. I figured if they could play the game in the middle of World War II, something as relatively unimportant as a money dispute revealed how much heart American’s Pastime had lost.

This picture probably won’t bring me back to fandom.  But it’s a classic that brought a smile to my face – and I bet it makes you smile too.

Wouldn’t this be great as a Norman Rockwell painting?

Which fan do you most relate to?

7 Select Developments In Book Publishing (Based on 2013 Statistics)

The 2013 U.S. Book Consumer Demographics and Buying Behaviors Annual Review is now available from Bowker. The following presentation shares my observations on 7 select developments in book publishing, from eBook sales to gender differences in buying patterns.