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Reading Baseball: Kent Haruf

A former English professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is hitting a home run as a novelist.

In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson tells us about Kent Haruf's latest literary work and the time they used to share on the softball fields of Carbondale.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and the forthcoming Pops: The Willie Stargell Story.
 

Richard "Pete" Peterson is the creative force behind WSIU Radio's Reading Baseball Series. Pete's original essays and commentaries are a regular staple for any fan of the game.
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