Some pix from the Gaithersburg Book Festival, 5/18/13:


Author Natalie Hopkinson and I during our presentation "Chocolate City in the 80s"



Talking with Marc Goldstein, brother of Al, the attorney for David Gregg and Terry Long after Len Bias died. 

Here's the Gaithersburg Gazette story about the Len Bias book and the Born Ready Project, previewing my appearance at the Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 18...Dave has signed a contract with the Washington Post Magazine to write a story about Washington, D.C. area native E.B. Henderson, who will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September. Look for an early September pub date....Dave has been invited as a presenter or panelist (TBD) at the Gaithersburg (MD) Book Festival on May 18. He's already set for a signing at the Bethesda (MD) Literary Festival on April 21...The Daily Times, which covers the Maryland, VA, and Delaware eastern shores, previewed a book signing at the Cardinals March Madness tournament in Salisbury, MD on March 2, and explains well the goals of the Born Ready Project.
Top H.S. hoops prospect and Kentucky commit Karl Towns, Jr. (pictured above wearing Bias replica jersey) raves about Len Bias, calling him his favorite player, and buys a "Born Ready" book at a signing in New Jersey on Jan. 12...Maryland's move from the ACC to the Big 10 places them in a more comfortable culture. I explain why in my Washington City Paper piece, 11/19/12...Here's a brief report about my speech on 10/22 at Suffield Academy in CT, from the school's website...Read why Len Bias was not selected to Maryland's new athletic hall of fame class, inducted October 5, in the Washington City Paper...Read about a chance meeting with RGIII that I hope someday will insipre my infant son, who was also there, in the Washington Post, September, 2012. 

Dave is a professional speaker who focuses on the Born Ready Project, which teaches lessons on decision making and resilience to students in middle school, high school and college based on his book, Born Ready: The Mixed Legacy of Len Bias. Dave also talks about his experiences as a varsity athlete at the University of Maryland (soccer and track and field) to support the themes of the speech. To book Dave as a speaker, contact Dave here.