August Publications

Now shipping: Arizona and Florida editions of The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2026! Start your planning now! For those keeping score at home, the FL edition is slightly outselling the AZ edition—a reversal from sales over the past few spring seasons. Order your copy at augustpublications.com!

The history of the Madison Mallards, Wisconsin disc golf, Janesville’s water ski show team First, we talk about the book “Baseball Like It Oughta Be” with author Tom Alesia. Then, we cover disc golf in Wisconsin. We wrap it up by talking about show skiing with Tim Cullen, president of the R...

Miss Tom Alesia's appearance on WPR's The Larry Meiller Show yesterday? No worries--you can download the episode or stream it! Madison Mallards president Vern Stenman joins Tom and Larry to discuss Baseball Like It Oughta Be. We'd highly recommend a listen! www.wpr.org/shows/larry-...

For those in the Kansas City area: On Saturday, June 28, you can meet Steve Dittmore at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, where he'll be signing Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger at 12:30 p.m. More details here: ballparkdigest.com/2025/06/24/s... #publishing

We’re really excited about this next signing from Steve Dittmore, author of Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger: On Saturday, June 28, you can meet Steve at Kansas City’s Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. #MLB #dodgers #negroleaguesbaseballmuseum Full details here: ballparkdigest.com/2025/06/24/s...

Only 3 more days on our BOGO sale at augustpublications.com: Buy one and get the second half-off! We've made this easy: no phrases to remember, no fields to fill. Just place two print titles in your shopping cart and check out for a 50% discount on the least expensive item.

If you’re into baseball history, this is a chat for the ages: On his Nashville Baseball Podcast, local expert Skip Nipper interviews Steve Dittmore about his new book on the Nashville native, Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger. #MLB #baseballhistory⚾️ #dodgers ballparkdigest.com/2025/06/11/c...

The next release from August Publications: Baseball Like It Oughta Be, the inside story of how the Madison Mallards became summer-collegiate baseball’s top draw, changed the face of the sport and brought new life to a downtrodden neighborhood and ballpark: www.augustpublications.com/products/bas...

Have you checked out the redesigned August Piblications website? We overhauled the look and feel to make it easier for you to find your favorite baseball, football and history books. Check it out at augustpublications.com!

Our 2025 dance card is full, but we're always on the lookout for great books at August Publications! Our 2025 lineup includes the first Jim Gilliam bio, a Madison Mallards history and upgrades to our spring training, MLB and North Carolina books. Drop a line to info@augustpublications.com for info!

Arrived in the office, still chilly from sitting in the delivery truck! First wave goes out tomorrow and then throughout the week. These are copies destined for our presale orders. Official release is Feb. 4; check www.augustpublications.com/products/jim... for details! #history #mlb #baseball

Time for the special Black Friday / Small Business Saturday / Cyber Monday offers! We have two: a free ebook download (complete with schedules) when you buy a spring training guide, and a discounted bundle of Tom Shanahan’s football titles. Now through Dec. 2: ballparkdigest.com/2024/11/27/h...

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End of the year means the best time for buying and gifting books. Next week we'll be announcing our new, simplified Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday sales as well as two new titles for 2025 and a redesigned website at augustpublications.com.

Argh! Just = last

Prices go up, prices go down, capacity has dramatically expanded with offset shops investing in digital printing, but will it just? Things always change. ;)

We gave been bidding two projects and reps from two offset/digital houses and one digital-only shop (MI, WI, IA) told me they are not experiencing scarcity. Their bids were also lower than what we were seeing 16 months ago.

Yes, Karl Rolvaag makes the index of the new Jim Gilliam biography, for those keeping score at home.

Heads to the printer on Monday. Very excited! augustpublications.com

With a win over Cleveland, the New York Yankees move to the World Series. We’re offering a BOGO—Buy One, Get One Free—for My 1961, Andy Strasberg’s heartwarming account of the 1961 Yankees World Series season. Buy 1 and we’ll throw in a second for free: www.augustpublications.com/products/my-...