hitting the books

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Holy Toledo: Lessons from Bill King, Renaissance Man of the Mic”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Holy Toledo: Lessons from Bill King, Renaissance Man of the Mic”

One of the joys of broadcasting sports is the great people you get to meet that are involved in the...

Josh Land May 21, 2016 4:26 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Brothers In Arms”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Brothers In Arms”

Tim Walbert is the director for Orioles games on MASN. We share a love of history and of the books...

Josh Land May 10, 2016 11:49 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Reclaiming Conversation”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Reclaiming Conversation”

Just how much damage are we doing to every relationship we have, or might have, because of our use of...

Josh Land May 06, 2016 4:05 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Road to Character”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Road to Character”

David Brooks, author of “The Road to Character,” is a columnist for the New York Times and frequent guest on...

Josh Land April 27, 2016 5:25 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and Modernism in Paris, 1900-10”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and Modernism in Paris, 1900-10”

In this edition of “Hitting the Books,” we take a look at Sue Roe’s “In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and Modernism...

Josh Land April 23, 2016 7:07 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “American Wine: A Coming-of-Age Story”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “American Wine: A Coming-of-Age Story”

Tom Acitelli’s “American Wine: A Coming-of-Age Story,” published in 2015, tracks the explosion in wine sales in the U.S. since...

Josh Land April 14, 2016 1:37 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Integrating the Orioles: Baseball and Race in Baltimore”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Integrating the Orioles: Baseball and Race in Baltimore”

For this edition of “Hitting the Books,” we turn our attention to one of Baltimore’s most valuable institutions, The Enoch...

Josh Land April 07, 2016 1:07 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Haunted Mesa”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Haunted Mesa”

Louis L’Amour is one of the most frequent writers of the American West, particularly the Southwest. “The Haunted Mesa” is...

Josh Land March 31, 2016 4:56 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Les Miserables”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Les Miserables”

Hello, readers. Time to crack the covers again in the name of reading and all the joys it can bring!...

Josh Land March 23, 2016 10:22 am
Hitting the Books With Gary Thorne: The final chapter

Hitting the Books With Gary Thorne: The final chapter

Incredibly, a season of baseball and Hitting the Books is at an end. All adventures – and Hitting the Books...

Josh Land September 25, 2015 10:55 pm