Brian Gaffney: Author Talk and Book Signing

Author Brian Gaffney talks about his new memoir, School of Hard Knucks: My Three Sons and Baseball’s Wildest Pitch, the story of his family’s decade-long quest to master the knuckleball. His youngest son, Ben, now pitches the knuckleball for Westmont College. The book is a finalist for Spitball Magazine’s 2026 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Athletic, The New York Post, and The University of Chicago Magazine. The book includes an appearance by Westmont alumnus Ron Shelton, the writer-director of Bull Durham. A Q&A and signing follow the talk; copies will be available for purchase.