J. Conrad Guest is the author of Backstop: A Baseball Love Story in Nine Innings, nominated a 2010 Michigan Notable Book. He is also the author of January's Paradigm and two more novels based on the Joe January character-One Hot January and January's Thaw- The Cobb Legacy, A Retrospect In Death, 500 Miles To Go, and A World Without Music. For a peek into J. Conrad's literary world, visit www.jconradguest.com.