Discussion and Booksigning with Ed Eriksson

Date: Saturday, August 6, 1:00 pm
Location: Village Square Bookstore & Literary Arts Center, 7950 Main St, Rte 23A, Village of Hunter, NY
Hours: Monday, Thursday & Friday 10 am - 5 pm, Saturday 10 am - 7 pm, Sunday 10 am - 5 pm.
Information: 518 263 2050
Admission: FREE

Ed Eriksson will read from and discuss his new book, Moonbeam in my Pocket: A Mystery of the Negro League. Here is a sports-mystery novel about the Negro League, taking place in 1946 and narrated by the main character, Carl "Moonbeam" Slyder, second baseman for the fictional Jersey City Bluebirds. The novel reviews racial attitudes of the 1940s as the Major Leagues are about to be integrated. Comedy and baseball action mix with the serious theme of lost talent in a world that failed to appreciate the black ball player.