“Where Garagiola Waits” is a collection of writings about the national pastime game of baseball with an SF slant as well as editorials, articles, and poetry. Wilber even tells some stories that involve his father Del who played the game in the 1950’s, in a what if universe that brings together some of the best ball players from different generations. “The short stories appeared in a variety of magazines and anthologies, and used bits and pieces of my history with the game, blending them with fictional elements to tell the story at hand. Most of what you’ll find in the short stories isn’t true of course, at least not in the way it’s used in the story. But fiction writers write about what they know and lie to fill in the rest…Writing is a lonely business in most cases, but when I write about baseball I get e mail, phone calls, letters. People really read these stories and they care. I find that strange and wonderful.” “Where Garagiola Waits” is a great baseball book for any fan of the game.
Where Garagiola Waits
Rick Wilber
University of Tampa Press
401 Kennedy Blvd, Tampa 33606
www.ut.edu/tampapress.
9781879852617, $24.95, www.amazon.com
