Link to: http://thelastdaysofshea.com/

Thursday, August 26     7pm

Dana Brand, author of The Last Days of Shea and Mets Fan, will present readings and a discussion on the passion and enduring loyalty of baseball fans, especially the Mets. His collection of well-crafted essays spans more than 40 years of franchise history but hews to a single theme: the experience--sometimes humorous, sometimes painful--of being a fan of the New York Mets. From the sound of jets overhead to Keith Hernandez and the Seinfeld connection, Hofstra professor Dana Brand will share his experiences and lore that make baseball in Queens unique.

About Dana Brand

Dana Brand is a professor of English and American literature at Hofstra University. He received his Ph.D. from Yale, where he often talked baseball with A. Bartlett Giamatti, a Yale English professor who would go on to become the Commissioner of Baseball. He is the author of numerous articles about English and American literature, philosophy, and film. He lives in Connecticut.