CANNACORN:

"The funniest baseball novel in recent memory."

The Boston Herald


THE YEAR OF THE GERBIL:

"A sharp eye and a fine, dry sense of humor."

The Boston Globe


THE YEAR OF THE GERBIL:

"A mere little book about baseball, in the sense that Moby Dick is merely a book about fishing."

Etaoin Shrdlu


 
 

Con Chapman

Con Chapman is a Boston-area writer whose works include The Year of the Gerbil, a history of the 1978 Yankees-Red Sox pennant race, and two novels, A View of the Charles and CannaCorn (Joshua Tree Publishing), about a minor league baseball team in Worcester, Mass.

He is the author of ten published plays, including the forthcoming "West of Boston," two related one-acts (JAC Publishing).

His articles and humor have appeared in national magazines and newspapers including The Atlantic Monthly, The Boston Globe, The Boston Globe Magazine and Salon.com, and he's a frequent contributor to The Boston Herald.

He was a finalist in the 2009 Robert Benchley Humor Competition.

His humor is available in Kindle format on Amazon.com.