Tim Wendel is an award-winning novelist and journalist. His books include CASTRO'S CURVEBALL (Bison Books, an imprint of University of Nebraska Press), a novel set in Old Havana about a pitcher that might have been, and THE NEW FACE OF BASEBALL (Rayo/HarperCollins), which details the rise of Latinos in America's pastime and was named Top History Book for 2004 by the Latino Literary Awards.

His latest book, MY MAN STAN, a sports novel for young readers, was recently published by Arbutus Press.

His articles have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Weekend, Esquire, Washingtonian and GQ. His columns appear on the USA Today op-ed page, where he is on the Board of Contributors.

He teaches nonfiction and fiction writing at Johns Hopkins University, where he was honored with the 2004 Professional Achievement Award.

One of the founders of USA Today Baseball Weekly, where he was an editor and writer, his honors include two Virginia Literary nominations, USA Today Luminary Award and Knight-Wallace Fellowship. He has been a Walter Dakin Fellow and Tennessee Williams Scholar to the Sewanee Writing Conference and a Pen/Faulkner visiting writer to the Washington, D.C. Public Schools.

Tim received his master's in writing from Johns Hopkins and bachelor's degree in magazine journalism from Syracuse University. Born in Philadelphia, he was raised in Lockport, N.Y. One of his first jobs was writing music reviews for The Buffalo Courier-Express. Since then he's worked on both coasts and in between, covering everything from the Olympics to the America's Cup.

He lives in northern Virginia with his wife and their two children.

My Man Stan
Magic Radio Series #1
by Tim Wendel
ISBN 09766104-7-7
Hardcover