For more information, click here: Passaic County Book Festival
From Compton to the Bronx reached #1 on Amazon!!!
I will be at the River Vale Library on Wednesday, March 29 at 6:00 p.m. to discuss my
award-winning Yankees book, The Least Among Them.
Please click on the link below for more information:
Numerous people have asked how they can acquire signed copies of Scattering the Ashes and/or The Least Among Them.
I came up with an original solution and created pages for personalized copies signed by me on eBay.
I will always make sure to have plenty on hand to meet demand.
You can look for my other books soon!
For now, click the images below to secure your personalized copy of either book or both books.
Writing and running.
Running and writing.
My mind is full of words and sayings that are helping to continue to push me ever forward…
My personality is such that I can’t help but set goals, push to reach them, and then dream of bigger and greatest things.
“They say I’m a dreamer, but I’m the only one…” (John Lennon)
“Good is the enemy of great.” (Jim Collins)
“Good enough, never is.” (Debbi Fields)
In just over fifteen weeks, I will be running the Pittsburgh Marathon (with my son Ryan).
Continue reading “Running and Writing”
From, Compton To The Bronx by Roy White, with Paul Semendinger, is getting outstanding reviews.
This book is now available for pre-order.
I am thrilled to share this excerpt from my collaboration with Roy White on his autobiography,
From Compton to the Bronx.
This book will be released in April 2023, but is now available for pre-order.
***
Initial reviews for this book have been tremendously positive. Here is one:
“Roy White is as dignified a Yankee as there has ever been, one of the many reasons a generation of fans (myself included) grew up imitating his stance.
Paul Semendinger does a masterful job capturing the essence of the great left fielder. This is a must-read about the most underrated Yankee of all time.”
Ian O’Connor, Four-time New York Times bestselling author of “The Captain: The Journey of Derek Jeter”
Continue reading “Special Preview: From Compton to the Bronx”
People from across the country can’t often come to New Jersey (or nearby) for an author visit, yet people sometimes wish for signed and personalized copies of books – especially heart-warming stories of family, faith, love, compassion, and growth like Scattering the Ashes. (If you haven’t read it yet, what are you waiting for?)
I decided to give fans, readers, and everyone the opportunity to purchase a signed and personalized copy of my wonderful novel.
Just click here or the banner below.
It is great to be an author. It’s great to receive positive reviews for the books I write.
I just received the following e-mail regarding my novel, Scattering the Ashes:
“I want to let you know how much I enjoyed your novel.
I loved the characters and I could parallel Sam’s relationship with his dad to mine with my father in many ways. My father wouldn’t have thought to have me scatter his ashes, but if he had, Yankee Stadium would have been first and Cooperstown probably second.
The fact that so much of it happened in local NJ settings also added a nice twist.
So I wanted to congratulate you for a great job and thank you for the book. It was a fun read.”
***
I was recently interviewed on the New Books Network Podcast to discuss The Least Among Them.
You can listen to this interview below.
From the site:
The Least Among Them: 29 Players, Their Brief Moments in the Big Leagues, and a Unique History of the New York Yankees (Artemesia, 2021) is a most special baseball book that looks at the New York Yankees history in an original, unique, and never before written manner. Throughout their history, the New York Yankees have been defined by the legends and the successes of their most famous players. But, as part of their long history, the Yankees have also fielded players that have become lost to history. This book is those players’ story, telling the unique histories of the men whose entire major league baseball career lasted but a single game with that game being played as a New York Yankee. While these players may be forgotten, their stories are compelling. Filled with a unique Yankee history, single game stats, and a love of baseball, The Least Among Them tells the story of baseball’s most successful franchise in an entirely new way.
Dr. Sem's Blog 