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Fenway Park Painting by Kemon Sermos, Somerville, Massachusetts Baseball and writers go together like apple pie and the American flag on the 4th of July. The Great Fenway Park Writers Series celebrates those two magical qualities, the poetry of baseball and the power of the written word – one and inseparable. But baseball and literature are not indivisible from the society in which their special qualities are renown. A writers series worthy of its intent seeks to reflect as well the dynamic of the broader society – beyond ballparks and box scores. The Boston Red Sox are committed to the proposition that writers and literature have a unique standing in American life and culture. The Great Fenway Park Writers Series honors that distinction. Upcoming Speaker Events Wednesday, February 15, 2012 The Red Sox and Major League Baseball`s Book on the 100th Anniversary of Fenway Park - Read more... Sunday, July 15, 2012 Father James Martin - Chaplain to Colbert Nation, Culture Editor of America Magazine and author of “Between Heaven and Mirth” Read more...   Past Speaker Events Thursday, November 10, 2011 The Red Sox: Forward to Fenway 100 Featuring: Steve Buckley of the Boston Herald, Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston, Tony Massarotti of the Boston Globe, and Jackie MacMullan of ESPN as Moderator Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Dan Barry Author of and Speaking on: "Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball`s Longest Game" Thursday, August 11, 2011 George Vecsey Author of and speaking on: “Stan Musial: An American Life” Tuesday, June 21, 2011 Jane Mitchell Author of and speaking on “One on One – My Journey with Hall of Famers, Fan Favorites and Rising Stars” Saturday, May 7, 2011 Talmage Boston Speaking on: "Baseball and American Life" Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Harvey Frommer Author of “Celebrating Fenway Park: An Oral and Narrative History of the Home of Red Sox Nation – 1912-2010” Friday, January 28, 2011 Jane Leavy Thursday, November 11, 2010 Peter Gammons Editor of and Speaking On: “The Best American Sports Writing” Friday, October 15, 2010 Todd Gitlin Author of and Speaking On: “The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel, and The Ordeals of Divine Election” Friday, July 30, 2010 Jason Turbow Author of "The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America’s Pastime: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Christine Brennan Author of and Speaking on: "Best Seat in the House" Friday, June 11, 2010 John McDermott In Concert – With Song and Commentary Friday, May 7, 2010 Richard Ben-Veniste Author of and Speaking on: “The Emperor’s New Clothes: Exposing the Truth from Watergate to 9/11" Friday, April 16, 2010 Curt Smith Author of and Speaking on: “Voices of the Game” Sunday, April 4, 2010 Mika Brzezinski Author of and speaking on: “All Things at Once” Friday, February 19, 2010 Richard Reeves Speaking on: “Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of the Berlin Airlift – June 1948-May 1949” Monday, February 1, 2010 Pat Williams Author of and Speaking on: “How to Be Like Jackie Robinson: Life Lessons from Baseball’s Greatest Hero” Wednesday, December 2, 2009 Jackie MacMullan Author of and Speaking on: “When the Game Was Ours” Thursday, November 5, 2009 William M. Bulger Author of and Speaking on: “James Michael Curley: A Short Biography With Personal Reminisces” Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Mark Frost Thursday, September 10, 2009 Robert Kuttner Friday, August 14, 2009 Larry Tye Author of and Speaking on: “Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend" Friday, July 10, 2009 Bill Keller Author of and Speaking on: “The Tree Shaker: The Story of Nelson Mandela" Wednesday, June 24, 2009 John Aloysius Farrell Author of and Speaking on: “Tip O’Neill and the Democratic Century” Thursday, June 11, 2009 Jim Nantz Author of and Speaking on: “A Father`s Grace and a Sports Journey Unlike Any Other" Thursday, May 7, 2009 Dr. Jean Rhodes Author of and Speaking on: “Becoming Manny: Inside the Life of Baseball`s Most Enigmatic Slugger” Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Dr. Michael Long Featuring Dr. Michael Long – Author of “First Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson” With a Special Showing of Jackie Robinson Memorabilia by Stephen Schlein Thursday, March 5, 2009 Linda Cohn Author of and Speaking on: “Cohn-Head: A No-Holds-Barred Account of Breaking Into the Boys Club" Friday, September 12, 2008 Lou Gorman Author of and Speaking on:"High and Inside: My Life in the Front Office of Baseball" Monday, July 28, 2008 Robin Wright Author of and Speaking on: "Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East" Sunday, June 22, 2008 Dick Flavin The World Premier of Dick Flavin’s “According to Tip” Play at the Watertown Arsenal Center for the Arts Wednesday, June 4, 2008 Gloria Steinem Author of and Speaking on: "Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions” Thursday, May 8, 2008 Peter Gammons, Maureen Mullen and Johnny Pesky Speaking on: "Diary of a Red Sox Season: 2007" Friday, April 18, 2008 David Burnes, Red Sox great Tommy Harper, Luke Salisbury, and Dr. Sharon Freeman Featuring: David Burnes, Red Sox great Tommy Harper, Luke Salisbury, and Dr. Sharon Freeman, author of “African Americans: Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities” Panel Moderated by Dr. Jeffrey Gerson – Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, UMass Lowell With Dick Flavin, Baseball`s Poet Laureate, Presiding Friday, April 11, 2008 Ron Shapiro Author of and Speaking on: “Dare to Prepare: How to Win Before You Begin” Friday, February 1, 2008 Faye Fields, Steve Jacobson, Bill Russell & Dr. Charles Ogletree The Red Sox’s Annual Birthday Tribute to Jackie Robinson Wednesday, November 7, 2007 Tim Kurkjian Author of and Speaking on: "Is This a Great Game or What?” Friday, September 28, 2007 Frank Deford Author of and Speaking on: "The Entitled: A Tale of Modern Baseball" Thursday, August 16, 2007 Roy Blount Jr. Author of and Speaking on his widely acclaimed new book: "Long Time Leaving: Dispatches From Up South" Wednesday, August 1, 2007 Bobby Doerr, Dominic DiMaggio, and Johnny Pesky Thursday, June 14, 2007 The Honorable Bill Bradley Author of and Speaking on: "The New American Story" Friday, June 1, 2007 George Vecsey Friday, May 11, 2007 Dr. Andrew Zimbalist Friday, April 20, 2007 Dan Shaughnessy & Stan Grossfeld Famed Boston Globe columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning photographer discussing their new book: “Fenway: A Biography in Words and Pictures” Friday, March 16, 2007 The Honorable Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Author of and Speaking on: "Failing America`s Faithful: How Churches have Mixed God and Politics and Lost Their Way" Wednesday, January 31, 2007 Sharon Robinson Speaking about her father, Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, at a Fenway Park birthday celebration of his life and legacy Friday, December 1, 2006 Christine Brennan USA Today Columnist and ABC-Sports/ESPN analyst, author of and speaking on: “Best Seat in the House” Friday, September 29, 2006 Roger Kahn Famed American sports writer, author of and speaking on: "Into My Own: The Remarkable People and Events That Shaped a Life" Friday, September 8, 2006 Leigh Montville Former Sports Illustrated writer, author of and speaking on: “The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth” Friday, July 28, 2006 Tom Oliphant Former Boston Globe columnist and now PBS political analyst, author of and speaking on: “Praying for Gil Hodges: A Memoir of the 1955 World Series” Tuesday, July 18, 2006 The Honorable Stephen Breyer Associate Justice, the United States Supreme Court, author of and speaking on: “Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution” Friday, June 23, 2006 Bill Lee & Joe Castiglione Bill Lee – former Red Sox pitcher, author of and speaking on: “Have Glove, Will Travel: Adventures of a Baseball Vagabond”, and Joe Castiglione, Boston Red Sox announcer, author of and speaking on: “Broadcast Rites and Sites: I Saw It on the Radio with the Boston Red Sox” Friday, May 12, 2006 Jackie MacMullan Boston Globe sports columnist, author of and speaking on: “Geno: In Pursuit of Perfection" About the Forum To download a brochure about The Great Fenway Park Writers Series, click here.