Category Archives: Right Off the Bat Book

Five Fun Facts about the India versus England Test Cricket Series

Posted on August 5, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

1. At one point in the recently concluded second Test match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham the two greatest run-scorers in cricket history were batting together: Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar. Between them they have accumulated 27,386 runs, over 16 … Continue reading →

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Fire in Babylon

Posted on July 20, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

An article in the New York Times today reports on the opening of Fire in Babylon, a 2010 documentary about the all-conquering West Indies cricket team of the mid-1970s and 1980s. The story of that team and the back-story of … Continue reading →

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All Things Must Pass

Posted on July 17, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

We signed books in Kingston at Half Moon Books as well as Inquiring Minds in New Paltz yesterday, helping (in our small way) to support traditional, fine independent book shops while, at the same time, selling our first Kindle edition … Continue reading →

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New Right Off the Bat Video

Posted on July 14, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Video of our booksigning at Book Court on July 7, 2011, can be seen here.

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Kindle Edition of Right Off the Bat

Posted on July 13, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Now available here.

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Congratulations Derek Jeter on 3,000 Hits

Posted on July 9, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

There have been 17,000 men in the big leagues, with literally hundreds of millions sharing this fantasy. Twenty-seven out of the seventeen-grand have amassed 3,000 hits. Until today. In ultra-dramatic fashion, with a mighty home run, Derek Jeter became ballplayer … Continue reading →

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Right Off the Bat Is Available from Amazon in Three Days

Posted on June 23, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Amazon will (finally) begin filling orders for Right Off the Bat on June 26! (Who said “Never on Sunday”?) We thank all readers of this blog and our other fans for your support. Soon, you will see what all the … Continue reading →

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Liberation Bibliography

Posted on June 15, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Help liberate our book from the printer and order Right Off the Bat . When will you become part of the solution and not part of the problem? Today! Now! In advance of publication, only here, straight from the Paul … Continue reading →

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Sellout!

Posted on June 8, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Because we (Evander and Martin) are publishers, we’ve a fairly skeptical outlook on the benefits of publicity on sales. For instance, we had a wonderful time at BookExpo America (BEA) signing free, publicity copies of Right Off the Bat, knowing … Continue reading →

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Right Off the Bat at Forbes.com

Posted on June 5, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

We’re featured today in the “Bury the Lead” blog by Richard Hyfler at Forbes.com. So far, the comments on the blog have plunged into the murky origins of both games—something that we tried mightily to avoid in Right Off the … Continue reading →

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