Luke Epplin

Author of MOSES AND THE DOCTOR (USA Today bestseller) and OUR TEAM (on Larry Doby, Satchel Paige, Bob Feller) Contact: [email protected]

[Luke Epplin @LukeEpplin]

Now that "Moses and the Doctor" is available everywhere books are sold, here's how you can get a signed copy: Order through Astoria Bookshop (link below), or send me a request for a signed bookplate (my email is in my bio). I'll mail you one free. It's that simple.

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@Karen_Russell Great photo--haven't seen that one. I'd be happy to send you a copy of "Moses and the Doctor," if you're interested.

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A long-time writer from Sports Illustrated reached out about my book and told me a story about Julius Erving that was revealing that I almost want to contact my publishing house and beg for a revised edition.

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Let's stop embarrassing ourselves: the guy in Maine hasn't earned our support.

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@jayruby Thanks! I might try to slip the story into a different version. We'll see.

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@cronotoriously And? I don't compromise my principles based on what others are doing.

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Too many people are engaged in knee-jerk partisan loyalty for someone who doesn’t seem to deserve it.

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@jon_wertheim Or the paperback!

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Honestly, I don't know how anyone keeps a straight face anymore. This is the "Infrastructure Week" of the second term.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Maria Bartiromo: "I mean, the president is expressing optimism about a potential deal with Iran. He said yesterday an agreement could come as soon as this weekend." 🙃🙃🙃

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When I was deep into editing "Moses and the Doctor," I didn't have the bandwidth for reading much else, so I turned to classic graphic novels. "Persepolis" was my favorite, a deeply personal work that taught me more about the Iranian Revolution than the news ever could. RIP.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French author whose graphic novel series “Persepolis” illuminated the struggles of Iranians during the Islamic Revolution, died at 56. https://t.co/WQWxavBm5l

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@elmo Pick a side, Elmo!

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Dylan Harper--that guy can't even order a drink yet. My goodness, the future is bright.

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My wife bought me a shirt. I’m repping her hometown.

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Won't someone please win a championship for Bismack Biyombo?

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This is the thing that I can’t get over. In general, I’m sympathetic to the idea that the media needs to adapt to the times, but the track record of outsiders disrupting serious legacy enterprises is, shall we say, not great.

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

Of all the possible things in the news business to screw around with, I'm not sure I would have picked 60 Minutes — an objectively very successful program.

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This was a passage from "Moses and the Doctor," revolving around a quote that 76ers backup center Earl Cureton gave me. I spoke to Cureton three months before he passed. Beating the Celtics was so important to the 76ers after what happened in 1981. Then the Lakers killed them.

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Even though my wife is from San Antonio and I have never, ever rooted for a team from New York City in my life, I'm taking the Knicks in six. Like the Philadelphia 76ers in 1982, when the beat the Celtics in 7, the Spurs might suffer a slight letdown in the Finals.

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@PTSportsFix Luc Longley.

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@RiterJerry Yes, exactly. During his first term, he was a dignified statesman. I remember it well.

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It's wild that we have a president who refers to the governor of the most populous state as "Newscum" and everyone in his party is just fine with that behavior. They've just completely ceded the idea that a person in that position of power should act dignified or morally.

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@RiterJerry Exactly. He was 100% dignified in his first term but then changed to undignified based on those attempts. You’re exactly right.