In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Mark Angelo discusses his children’s picture book, Can We Play Baseball, Mr. DeMille? It is a fun, uplifting story inspired by events in his own childhood. When Mark was a young boy, he and his brother Chris shared a love of baseball. The Dodgers had just moved to Los Angeles, and baseball fever was sweeping the city. Mark and Chris were looking for a place to play with their friends. Open spaces were difficult to find in Los Angeles, but Mark and his friends found the perfect spot—a lovely patch of land perfect for playing baseball. The only problem was that it was owned by none other than Hollywood legend Cecil B. DeMille. Being the youngest of the group, Mark was nominated to go and speak with Mr. DeMille to ask permission to play on his property. Did the Hollywood legend say yes? You’ll have to read the book to find out. In this episode, I’ll chat with Mark about his writing journey, his love of all things baseball, and how, after years of writing for a university audience, his grandchildren inspired him to start writing children’s books.
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