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Library Journal Review: The Ride, 2025
Journalist Kennedy pens an expertly reconstructed historical narrative that breathes new life into a familiar story. His book is of exceptional literary quality, drawing from scholarly and primary sources and blending dramatic storytelling with meticulous research. Kennedy reveals lesser-known aspects
Read more*Booklist Starred Review: The Ride, 2025
Kennedy presents a richly detailed, congenial, and dryly humorous account of Paul Revere’s 1775 ride to Lexington and Concord and his legacy. Kennedy clears away sound bites and sentimentality shrouding Revere to present a fully formed account of the prosperous
Read moreKirkus Reviews: The Ride, 2025
“A skillful separation of truth, legend, and what lies between in a canonical American story.”
Read moreOn SNY at Mets with Steve Gelbs, Ron Darling, Gary Cohen
Kostya Kennedy, Steve Gelbs, Gary Cohen, Ron Darling discuss True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson during Mets-Phillies at Citi Field.
Read moreLA Times piece & Interview with KK
“Kostya Kennedy’s engrossing and entertaining new book, “True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson,” takes a unique approach.”
Read moreMontreal Gazette on True and Kostya Kennedy
“A book that carves a unique place… True offers lyrical impressions of four defining periods in Robinson’s life.”
Read moreWall Street Journal Review of True
“A fresh and refreshing look…Mr. Kennedy’s chronicle is a story of a distant time.”
Read moreWashington Post Review of True
“Kennedy brings literary grace to his subject, illuminating Robinson’s sizzling style on the ballfield, his colossal significance in American culture, his complex humanity and his enduring legacy.”
Read moreIllinois Times reviews True
Kennedy tells a life story in prose that qualifies as inspiring literature. No matter how much you have read or know about Jackie Robinson, True is a book to add to your collection.”
Read moreStarred Library Journal Review for True
*VERDICT: A fantastic, well-written biography; fans of baseball and of Robinson’s career (on or off the field) must read this captivating book.*
Read moreFavre and UConn streaks can’t compare to DiMaggio’s
New York Daily News Op-Ed, Kostya Kennedy.
Read morePete Rose An American Dilemma Wins 2014 CASEY Award as Best Baseball Book, Kostya Kennedy is two-time winner
Read moreIllinois Times reviews True
“Kennedy tells a life story in prose that qualifies as inspiring literature. No matter how much you have read or know about Jackie Robinson, True is a book to add to your collection.”
Read moreWashington Post Review of True
“Kennedy brings literary grace to his subject, illuminating Robinson’s sizzling style on the ballfield, his colossal significance in American culture, his complex humanity and his enduring legacy.”
Read moreStarred Library Journal Review for True
*VERDICT: A fantastic, well-written biography; fans of baseball and of Robinson’s career (on or off the field) must read this captivating book.* |
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