A Season with Mom: Love, Loss, and the Ultimate Baseball Adventure

Review "This memoir is a stunning tribute to her late mother and the sport they shared." -Austin Monthly Magazine "A recommended memoir about the bond between a mother and daughter . . ." -Library Journal"A Season with Mom is a poignant exploration of a mother's storied life anchored by Newland's ballpark visits. The result is more than a story about baseball or cancer--it's what Newland calls a love story."  - Cancer Wellness Magazine"Katie radiates an infectious joy in everything she does, including the telling of her inspirational story. Enjoy it." -Chris Mortensen, ESPN Journalist and Cancer Survivor"I'm so impressed by Katie's ability to honor her mom's legacy while also weaving in her visits to each of the ballparks." -Dave Kaval, President of the Oakland A's and Author of the Summer that Saved Baseball"A beautifully written, heartfelt narrative tying together a cancer survivor's love of family with America's enduring pastime of baseball." -Anne Keene, Author of The Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team that Helped Win WWII "Katie's great heart and tenderness, her joyous expansive energy, her infinite positivism, and her beautifully forthright writing created a wildly imaginative project and a book splendid in its embodiment of love. Throw your caps in the air for this winner." -Naomi Nye, Author and Poetry Foundation's Poet Laureate Whether you’ve put your dreams on hold, recovering from your own illness or lost someone you care about, discover how to jumpstart your next amazing season in life through this heartfelt, relatable memoir.After surviving both Hodgkin’s lymphoma and melanoma, sports enthusiast Katie Russell Newland knows the struggles of overcoming challenges both on and off the field.This book offers readers an intimate, true story about the bond shared between a mother and daughter, a road trip to all 30 Major League Baseball (MLB) parks, and the importance of relishing every joy and struggle along the way.A Season with Mom is highly recommended for:mothers and daughterscancer survivorsbaseball and sports fans of all agesanyone who has experienced loss, and maybe found love along the wayJoin Katie as she travels more than 30,000 miles to all 30 MLB parks in a single season, a rare feat covered by ESPN. Along with black-and-white photographs, Katie shares letters written to her mom, who died of cancer before the two of them could go on this adventure of a lifetime together.A Season with Mom reminds readers that in life, as in baseball, sometimes you strike out, but sometimes you hit home runs. Even if the wait is longer than you’d hoped, dreams can come true. About the Author Katie Russell Newland is a writer and sports enthusiast with a PhD in language and literacy from the University of Texas at Austin. A survivor of both Hodgkin’s lymphoma and melanoma, she is now in remission and lives with her family in Austin, Texas. When she’s not watching sports or her favorite teams play (Chicago Cubs, New Orleans Saints, and Texas Longhorns), she can be found attending a music festival, hosting a board game night, or playing pickleball.