Events

Sportswriter, author, and NPR correspondent Howard Bryant will be joining us in the side room to read from his newest book, Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron. Based on meticulous research and interviews with former teammates, family, two former presidents, and Aaron himself, The Last Hero chronicles
Aaron’s childhood in segregated Alabama, his brief stardom in the Negro
Leagues, his complicated relationship with celebrity, and his historic
rivalry with Willie Mays—all culminating in the defining event of his
life: his shattering of Babe Ruth’s all-time home-run record.
Eloquently written, detailed and penetrating, Bryant's biography is a revelatory
portrait of a complicated, private man who became an
enduring American icon.

Join us for this opportunity to meet the author, hear him read some of his
favorite moments from the biography, and pick up a signed copy of The Last
Hero. See you there.