Local Author Talk-Personal Tragedy at an MLB Game

    Local author  Jana Brody will be on hand at Chaucer’s Books (3321 State Street) for a book signing for “Sit Behind the Nets!” on Wednesday, March 29  at 6 p.m.

   Sit Behind the Nets! is written by an outspoken grieving daughter, after her mother was hit by a foul ball at Dodger Stadium and died of head trauma. Alerting the media Brody speaks out encouraging changes for fan safety in Major League Baseball. Major and Minor League Baseball’s recent mandated net extension policy is an outcome of using her voice for good. Improving fan safety awareness is the goal of this memoir with a message. Combining published articles, quotes, and personal perspectives the story unfolds over three years.

 About the Author   Jana Brody is a visual artist, podcaster, and business owner empowering others to find their creative voice through art experiences. Jana also is a Santa Barbara Arts Commissioner, 2nd District, passionate about public art.

“I realized how and why I want to empower others to find their voice through art when I spoke out and used my words for advocacy and change.” Jana guides private and corporate groups in art and her most popular theme is the “painted Affirmation” where everyone’s art is personal expression.

Jana Brody grew up in the 1980s attending Dodger games with her family. She writes about having lived through a tragic ordeal surrounding her mother’s death by a foul ball at Dodger Stadium in 2018. Speaking out and advocating for fan safety and extended nets led her to be interviewed by ESPN, e New York Times, Washington Post, Inside Edition, and People magazine about her views, Jana is creative and outspoken about the issues she is passionate about. Feel free to browse Jana’s business website at www.paintjamusa.com.