Author Talk: Tyler Kepner – The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series

Wilton resident Tyler Kepner returns to Wilton Library to talk baseball once again. The New York Times bestselling author’s latest, The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series, is a vivid portrait of baseball at its finest and most intense, filled with humor, lore, analysis, and fascinating behind-the-scenes stories from 117 years of the Fall Classic.

The World Series is the most enduring showcase in American team sports. It’s the place where legends are made, where celebration and devastation can hinge on a fly ball off a foul pole or a grounder beneath a first baseman’s glove.

In seven scintillating chapters, Kepner delivers an indelible portrait of baseball’s signature event. He digs deep for essential tales dating back to the beginning in 1903, adding insights from Hall of Famers like Reggie Jackson, Mike Schmidt, Jim Palmer, Dennis Eckersley and many others who have thrived — and failed — when it mattered most.

The Grandest Stage is the ultimate history of the World Series, the perfect gift for all the fans who feel their hearts pounding in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game Seven.

Kepner is the author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches. He has covered every World Series game of the last two decades for The New York Times. He and his family live in Wilton.

elmstreetbooks.com will be selling copies after the talk. A portion of the proceeds goes to Wilton Library. The media sponsor of our author talks is GOOD Morning Wilton.

Registration is required. To register and see more details, visit the Wilton Library website.