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Author Interview: G.G. Vandagriff

We are joined today by LDS author G.G. Vandagriff. G.G., thank you for granting me this interview. It’s a pleasure to have this opportunity. I’ve reviewed your first two novels, “Cankered Roots” and “Of Deadly Descent” here on Families.com, and will be reviewing your latest release, “Tangled Roots,” this next week. Each of these books feature a genealogist as the main character, and you’re obviously a genealogist yourself. How long have you been interested in genealogy? I got interested in genealogy in the late eighties after a strong impression that I should do so. It was so fun, it was … Continue reading →

Author Interview: Sheila Roberts, Other Projects

Yesterday we began an interview with author Sheila Roberts, who recently released the book “On Strike for Christmas.” If you missed it, click here to get caught up. Sheila, thank you for joining us again here on Families.com. I noticed on your site that in addition to being an author, you are a life coach. Can you tell us a bit about that? I mostly work with aspiring writers, helping them work through the emotional ups and downs that come with writing and trying to get published. I’m a regular contributor to my industry magazine, offering self-help articles on time … Continue reading →

Author Interview: Steven Reilly, On Coaching

Thank you for joining us for part three of our interview with Coach Steven Reilly, author of “The Fat Lady Never Sings.” If you missed parts one or two, click here to catch up. Steven, you worked closely with coach John DeFrancisco on the Derby High School championship team, and I can tell he was a very influential person in your life. What did you admire the most about him? His resilience as a person, his loyalty to his friends and family and his sense of humor. He really could have been a comedian. Whenever he’s invited to roast somebody … Continue reading →

Author Interview: Steven Reilly, After the Championship

Today we are joined once again by Steven Reilly, assistant coach and author of the book “The Fat Lady Never Sings.” If you missed part one, click here. Steven, when we left off yesterday, you were telling us what happened to some of the key players after they won the championship. What about you? What did you do? After the 1995 season, I decided to move on and assisted at Emmett O’Brien Regional Technical High School in neighboring Ansonia. In 1997, I went to Seymour High to be an assistant coach with Bob Kelo where I continued to coach the … Continue reading →

Author Interview: Steven Reilly

Yesterday I reviewed “The Fat Lady Never Sings,” a nonfiction sports memoir written by Steven Reilly. Today we are joined by Steven in this interview for Families.com. Steven, I’m glad you could be here, and thanks for taking the time to answer my questions. Tell me, are you still coaching today? Yes. I’m currently an assistant at Derby High School. If Derby doesn’t make the State tournament, then I scout for Seymour High School. I also coach a fall baseball team which is a combination of Derby and surrounding town players. Once the clocks change and the World Series ends, … Continue reading →

The Fat Lady Never Sings – Steven Reilly

“The Fat Lady Never Sings” is a nonfiction sports memoir by Steven Reilly, who assisted in the coaching of the Derby high school baseball team in the 1990s. Also a lawyer, Reilly found a sense of completion on the ball field that was missing from his professional life and returned to the team year after year, working with eccentric but powerful coach John DeFrancisco, affectionately known as D. The book takes place in Derby, Connecticut, a town that worshipped its high school football team. After a twenty-year winning streak, you can see that there would be a lot to worship … Continue reading →