{"product_id":"author-signing-michael-lortz","title":"Author Signing: Michael Lortz!","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor Signing with Michael Lortz — \u003cem\u003eCurveball at the Crossroads\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin us at \u003c\/span\u003eThe Book Lounge on Saturday, June 20th from 12–3 PM for a special signing event with Michael Lortz—\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ea Tampa local writer, published author, producer, and actor who weaves humorous and bluesy tales with his love of baseball.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis event is free to attend, and his books will be available for purchase on-site. Stop by to meet the author, get your copy signed, and celebrate the work of a phenomenal independent author!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate: May 9th, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocation: The Book Lounge, 631 Central Avenue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTime: 12pm to 3pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTickets: Free to attend; no reservation required.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eCurveball at the Crossroads\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" id=\"m_-6804595015485451889gmail-docs-internal-guid-0e366ab5-7fff-1e8d-0fea-a43d174e9b7c\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter high school baseball star, JaMark Reliford, suffered a career-ending injury in his final game, his whole world fell apart. At a crossroad in rural Mississippi, JaMark thought he made the deal of a lifetime that put him back on top of the baseball world. But every “deal with the Devil” comes at a price. A deal that gave him everything he thought he wanted could cost him everything he loves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing in the footsteps of classic blues folklore and baseball fiction, Michael Lortz writes a new tale of fastballs and phantoms, strikeouts and second chances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCome celebrate this exciting fictional baseball story, meet Michael Lortz, and get your books signed!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"I'll be there!","offer_id":52340747764005,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/5088\/4901\/files\/Screenshot_2026-05-09_at_5.39.09_PM.png?v=1778368267","url":"https:\/\/thebooklounge.com\/products\/author-signing-michael-lortz","provider":"The Book Lounge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}