Legendary boxing writer Thomas Hauser recently reviewed 12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym: Boxing and Manhood in Appalachia for The Sweet Science. Hauser, author of Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times and Muhammad Ali: A Tribute (among numerous other publications), is one of boxing’s most accomplished scribes. Winner of the Nat Fleischer Award for Career Excellence […]
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Book Tour Update (Part 4)
January 12, 2019 – 12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym Reading / Book Signing (Northsire Bookstore, Saratoga Springs, New York); 7pm. If you are in Saratoga Springs this weekend, please join us for what will likely be the final reading/signing in our 15-stop “12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym Book Tour.” The event will take place at […]
Book Tour Update (Part 3)
May 14, 2018 – Munguia vs. Ali (Turning Stone Resort and Casino, Verona, NY) After the Jaime Munguia vs. Sadam Ali Jr. Middleweight Championship bout at Turnstone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York, my father had the opportunity to give a copy of “12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym” to HBO boxing commentator/ESPN analyist Max […]
Book Tour Update (Part 2)
March 31st: Taylor Books (Charleston, West Virginia) For the second leg of my “12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym” book tour, I found myself back in the capital of my home state of West Virginia for a reading and signing at Taylor Books, a literary landmark and must-visit destination for those traveling through the mountain state.This […]
Lo’s Gym Book Tour Update
March 12: I had the pleasure of introducing Masta Killa (of the iconic Hip-Hop group Wu-Tang Clan) before his keynote lecture at Siena College’s 5th Annual Hip-Hop Week, sponsored by the Damietta Cross-Cultural Center. Past keynote speakers have been Chuck D and Professor Griff (of Public Enemy), Sha Rock (of the Funky 4 +1), and […]
Scenes from the “Lo’s Gym Book Tour”
March 1st: Check out my appearance on “Upstate Sports Edge” with Chet Davis of CBS6 March 8th – 11th: “12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym: Boxing and Manhood in Appalachia” was featured at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) annual conference in Tampa, Florida. March 10: I signed and discussed “12 Rounds in Lo’s […]