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Mike Reed’s New Book, “Coach, Caddy, Ref,” Follows the Author Through Half a Century of His Incredibly Fulfilling Career Working in Sports, from Coaching Baseball to Golf

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Mike Reed’s New Book, “Coach, Caddy, Ref,” Follows the Author Through Half a Century of His Incredibly Fulfilling Career Working in Sports, from Coaching Baseball to Golf


Canby, OR, March 13, 2023 –(CarryOnHarry.com)– Fulton Books author Mike Reed, who worked in three professional sports and coached high school and college baseball, has completed his most recent book, “Coach, Caddy, Ref: My 50 Years in Sports”: a fascinating collection of the many stories that have occurred over the author’s career.

Reed shares, “I have been involved in playing and coaching baseball (Little League through Major League), golf (caddying from clubs to the PGA and LPGA Tour), and basketball officiating (youth leagues to the NBA and World Basketball League).

“While I was going through chemotherapy, I had a lot of time and decided to put my stories into print. After posting several of my stories on social media, I was encouraged to put them all together into a book. This is the result. I have been involved in the MLB, NBA, WBL, LPGA, PGA, and high school and college playing and coaching baseball throughout my life. These are a small collection of my stories and memories over the past fifty years.

“I have tried to keep this book on the humorous side. I also have tried to leave out the names of some of the people who these stories would embarrass. I have excluded most political stories except for ones that developed me as a person or were entertaining.”

Reed continues, “I am far from perfect and have made many mistakes, but being with these three allowed many of these stories to become true. The stories are told to the best of my memory. Anything vulgar has been left out.”

Published by Fulton Books, Mike Reed’s book started during the Covid-19 lockdown, during which time the author shared his stories from his career on social media to an enthusiastic response from his friends, who encouraged Reed to compile his stories into an autobiography.

Expertly paced and with the perfect mix of sincerity, wit, and humor, this deeply personal tale paints an intimate self-portrait of the author and invites readers to join along on his journey down memory lane to recall the thrilling highlights of his time working in sports.

Readers who wish to experience this engaging work can purchase “Coach, Caddy, Ref: My 50 Years in Sports” at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.

Please direct all media inquiries to Author Support via email at support@fultonbooks.com or via telephone at 877-210-0816.



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New Book “Camp Grampy” Chronicles a Retired Couple’s Homemade Summer Tradition for Their Eleven Grandchildren

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New Book “Camp Grampy” Chronicles a Retired Couple’s Homemade Summer Tradition for Their Eleven Grandchildren

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David R. Stewart has published "Camp Grampy: An Adventure With Grandchildren," a book built around a four-day summer gathering he and his wife, Nancy, started for their grandchildren after Stewart retired.

The idea, according to the announcement, grew out of a practical problem: grandchildren living in different cities who barely knew each other as cousins. Stewart and his wife set a recurring window each summer, picking the children up on a Sunday and returning them the following Thursday, timed around his Rotary Club schedule. Over time, that logistical arrangement became a standing family tradition with a name of its own.

Stewart draws on a background in sports, board games, and youth mentoring through scouting and Sunday school programs, according to the announcement, and he and Nancy built Camp Grampy around crafts, games, and activities modeled on traditional summer camp. The book states that children needed to be at least five years old to participate, a threshold set so everyone attending could take part in the full program. The family now includes eleven grandchildren, per Stewart.

"This book represents our family’s joy in building lasting memories and demonstrating to our eleven grandchildren that they matter," Stewart said in the announcement. "We wanted to show other families how accessible these meaningful experiences can be when approached with love and creativity."

The publisher describes the book as offering grandparents and extended families a model for building their own recurring traditions, framed around the argument that intentional, structured time together can carry weight beyond an ordinary visit. "Camp Grampy" was published by Christian Faith Publishing and is available in paperback and through major retailers including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google Play, and the Apple iTunes Store.

Studio CarryOnHarry sees this as part of a familiar shelf of grandparent memoirs turning a family ritual into a template for others, and that’s exactly the kind of book that tends to find its readers by word of mouth rather than headlines.

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From Bay Area to World Stage: Brian Brady Unveils International Thriller ‘The Crew’

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From Bay Area to World Stage: Brian Brady Unveils International Thriller ‘The Crew’

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Brian Brady’s latest thriller, titled "The Crew," shifts away from San Francisco and explores international locales according to an announcement circulated this week.

The announcement positions this title as a shift for Brady, whose previous fiction has centered on the San Francisco Bay Area Details on plot, characters, and publisher were not included in the material provided, and no author biography or backlist accompanied the release.

Publishing contains multiple books with the title "The Crew" It’s also the name of a 2025 nonfiction book by fire chief Matthew Aalto on firehouse leadership and accountability, and echoes Stephen King’s 1985 story collection "Skeleton Crew." None of that overlaps with Brady’s book in subject matter, but readers searching for it online should expect some noise in the results.

Beyond the shift in geography, the announcement does not specify what genre conventions the book follows, who its central characters are, or where its globe-trotting story actually takes place. Those are the kinds of details that typically separate one thriller from another on a crowded shelf.

Studio CarryOnHarry will hold off on further comment until more specifics on plot and publisher emerge, but a known author moving away from a signature setting is usually worth a second look once the book itself is available.

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