Father’s Day arrives on June 15, so time to plan a grand celebration. The best gift is the gift of books, and as part of the celebration we’re offering a BOGO sale across all of our sports print books. (more…)
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Now shipping: Baseball Like It Oughta Be
The latest book from August Publications is now shipping: Baseball Like It Oughta Be: How a Shoe Salesman’s Madison Mallards and His Renegade Staff Ignited the Summer-Collegiate Baseball Revolution! (more…)
Preorder Baseball Like It Oughta Be!
The next release from August Publications: Baseball Like It Oughta Be, the inside story of how the Madison Mallards became summer-collegiate baseball’s top draw, changed the face of the sport and brought new life to a downtrodden neighborhood and ballpark. (more…)
Holiday sales begin for August Publications books
It is that time of year: Time for the special Black Friday / Small Business Saturday / Cyber Monday offers! Like you, we’ve grown tired of the barrage of Black Friday sales. So we’re taking a step back: Instead of running three separate sales, we’ll be running August Publications sales spanning the entire holiday run, now through Dec. 2. (more…)
Presale launches for Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger
We have an official release date for Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger, of Feb. 4, 2025. But we have a surprise for Ballpark Digest readers and Friends of Steve: a December 1 presale that ships with an autographed bookplate. (more…)
Introducing Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger
We have some upcoming book titles to announce, including a full-length biography of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers’ Jim Gilliam and the impending release of our 2025 spring-training guides. (more…)
All good things: Time to bid farewell
It seems appropriate this Opening Day to announce a big change in the future of Ballpark Digest: twenty-some years after launching this site and August Publications, I’m retiring early and focusing instead on family. (more…)
Now Available: The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2024 / Arizona
We have some book news to pass along, as The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2024 / Arizona is now available immediately as an eBook, with the paperback available for preorder. (more…)
Now shipping–The Right Thing to Do: The True Pioneers of College Football Integration
We’ve had quite the positive reception to the release of The Right Thing to Do: The True Pioneers of College Football Integration, so we thought we’re share the good news with you. (more…)
Now available: The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2023 / Arizona eBook
Book release day: The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2023 / Arizona is available as an eBook download and should be available shortly as a paperback. (more…)
August in August: Buy one, get one free on My 1961
We’ve offered the August in August promotion to our August Publications newsletter subscribers, and now we’re offering it to you: Buy one copy of My 1961 and receive a second copy free of charge. (more…)
Flash sale: Take 30 percent off August Pubs books
For a limited time, take 30 percent off all August Publications books, including Jesse Goldberg-Strassler’s The Baseball Thesaurus, Andy Strasberg’s My 1961 and our popular spring-training guides. (more…)
Check out our Cyber Monday special: Signed copies of select titles!
We have some book news for you: Our Cyber Monday sale began today, and we’re offering a limited supply of signed books from Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Andy Strasberg and Rick Gosselin! (more…)