ABOUT THE AUTHOR

SCOTT SIMON is the host of NPR’s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon. He has covered ten wars, from El Salvador to Iraq, and has won every major award in broadcasting, including the Peabody and the Emmy. He has hosted many public television programs, and is a frequent essayist for newspapers and television. His memoir, Home and Away, rose to the top of the Los Angeles Times nonfiction bestseller list. His next book, Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball, was named a Barnes & Noble Sports Book of the Year. He lives with his wife, Caroline, and their daughter, Elise.