Book Promotion Tour for Dirk Hayhurst’s Book, Out of My League

A Major League Book Promotion Tour

Out of My League

Out of My League - Dirk Hayhurst

When asked what comes to mind when you think about spring, book promotion usually isn’t the answer you get. Instead your likely to hear answers like, Green Grass, Flowers, and … BASEBALL! Yes, spring training is here! The grass is cut,  the teams are practicing and before you know it will be Opening Day! Get out your peanuts, cracker jacks, and your favorite baseball cap and get ready to cheer on the hometown team. While some of us are content to cheering in the stands, others have bigger dreams. Dreams of taking a major league outfield, the pitchers mound,  or running the bases after hitting a home run! That’s where Dirk Hayhurst’s story starts, when he got called up from the minors in 2008 to play for the San Diego Padres! Newman Communications had the great great opportunity to provide and coordinate Dirk’s book promotion and publicity tour packed with with a radio and print exposure!

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Book Publicity Takes Mark Titus Off the NCAA Bench and Across the Country

Book Publicity – DON’T PUT ME IN COACH

Author: Mark Titus
Publisher: Doubleday

Don't Put Me In Coach

Mark Titus

College sports are electrifying to watch! Who can forget Doug Flutie’s Hail Mary pass or the 1985 Villanova vs.  Georgetown Championship game? But some players barely get off the bench like former Ohio State player Mark Titus.  Titus takes you on a journey from one end of the bench to the other end with a look behind the scenes of the NCAA-hoops  in DON’T PUT ME IN COACH; a hilarious memior.  Newman Communications provided book publicity for Titus and set up a radio book tour for the bench warmer, including hits with:

Titus gives readers an uncensored tour inside an elite NCAA basketball player through the eyes of the benchwarmer. From his relationships with teammates, the pressure, and the many hours he clocked cheering for his team on the sideline- Mark Titus does not miss a humorous beat.  His unique perspective materialized into wildly popular Club Trillion blog for which he quickly became a hero to all guys picked last.  He was even scouted by the Harlem Globtrotters. Certain to make you laugh-out-loud,  Mark  Titus is not your average basketball star; and this is the true story of the most unlikely career in college basketball told from the underdog himself.

In 2006, Mark Titus arrived on Ohio State’s campus as a basketball manager who aspired to be an orthopedic surgeon.  As a walk-on,  he was miraculously added to the elite Buckeye basketball team,  given a scholarship and trained alongside seven future NBA players- including Greg Oden, Evan Turner,  and Mike Conley.  During his 4 years with the Buckeye’s he set the record for the most indivual career wins in Ohio State basketball history- and scored a total of 9 points.

The book is full of  laughs and quotes from his former coach and teammates including:

“Of all the players  I’ve coached in my caree,  Mark Titus is one of them.” ~ Coach Thad Matta

“I  haven’t read the book and probally never will, but the cover looks pretty cool I guess.” ~ Mike Conely Jr (#4 overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft; 2007 NCAA Tournament South Regional MVP.

About the Author

Mark Titus is the creator of Clubtrillion.blogspot.com,  and a contributer at grantland.com. He was feature several times in the New York Times, ESPN.com, and Bill Simon’s podcast, among others.  He  graduated in 2010, a hero to millions.

 

Basketball Star, Chris Paul, Turns Childrens Book Author

Long Shot

Long Shot

In the same state the legendary Michael Jordan laced up his Nikes, Chris Paul, also known as CP3, would grow to be another North Carolina basketball prodigy. Although he possessed talent similar to “His Airness,” the not-so-tall Chris Paul would never physically fill the shoes of a giant.

Yet, his lack of height would not stop him from reaching his dreams.

In Chris Paul’s new book LONG SHOT: Never Too Small to Dream Big, the NBA All-Star and Rookie of the Year shares one of his own childhood memories to help inspire young athletes, particularly those who do not physically resemble Shaquille O’Neal.

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Warren Moon: Never Give Up on Your Dream

Alongside the Newman Communications literary publicity team, Warren Moon, the only African-American quarterback in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the only player in both the Pro Football and Canadian Football Hall of Fame prepares for the release of his first book - Never Give Up on Your Dream: My Journey.

Everyone loves a Cinderella story.  We hear and see them every where, but Warren Moon’s is hard to top.  Like Jackie Robinson and Bill Russell, Warren Moon helped transcend and transform the traditional nature of football and sports as a whole.

Adversity seemed to always follow the everyday footsteps of Warren Moon. Living in Los Angeles at the age of seven, Moon lost his father to alcoholism and was forced into supporting his mother as a mentor, protector, and aid to his six sisters.

Throughout Moon’s heroic and revolutionary journey he justly fought against the racially biased attitudes that plagued his era. Many coaches believed he was not smart enough to play quarterback entirely because he was black.  Consistently being told that he should move to another position Warren remained headstrong and kept his focus in the pocket.

As he grew older and progressed through the ranks of the game not much changed in regards to him being a black quarterback.  After leading the University of Washington to a Rose Bowl victory over the college football powerhouse Michigan Wolverines, he flew north to Canada and joined the CFL.

Far from home, on the real frozen tundra, Warren Moon led his team, the Edmonton Eskimos, to five consecutive championships. Finally, in 1984, Moon signed an NFL contract with the Houston Oilers.  Over the next several years Warren played with the Oilers, Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings, and Kansas City Chiefs.  After seventeen years in the NFL, Warren Moon left the feild as one of the most accomplished and decorated quarterbacks to ever play.

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