TOTALLY BASELESS - VOL 1: Curveball at the Crossroads
Totally Baseless - BallNine.com
2/11/2023
MICHAEL LORTZ - CURVEBALL AT THE CROSSROADS INTERVIEW
The Mark Moses Show - Sports Radio 1560
4/7/2022
Drinking With Authors - Episode 259
9/17/2022
MICHAEL LORTZ INTERVIEW
The Mark Moses Show - Sports Radio 1560
4/7/2022
MICHAEL LORTZ - CURVEBALL AT THE CROSSROADS INTERVIEW
MiLB.com The Show Before The Show Podcast
1/24/2022
Episode #341: Lookouts' Jarrah Vella-Wright
LockedOnRays
8/31/2021
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
EstoBro TV Podcast
8/11/2021
A fun pop culture podcast that talks about everything and anything from sports to video games to comic books to food to anime.
LockedOnMLB
7/23/2021
Comedian, TV producer and creator of the Sully Baseball Podcast Paul Francis "Sully" Sullivan is the host of LockedOnMLB, a podcast that covers all of Major League Baseball.
Spike on the Mic
7/16/2021
Spike on the Mic is a longtime radio show in Tampa and that covers weird and unusual headlines and has humorous banter between a bevy of hosts.
Rays The Roof Podcast
4/21/2021
How Sweep It Is + Stadium Saga Talks w/ Michael Lortz (RTR Ep. 45)
St Pete Sports Connection with Mike Rickard
12/13/2020
The St Pete Sports Connection is a remote sports show broadcast from Fergs every Saturday afternoon from 12 to 2pm and is broadcast on Sunshine 96.7FM.
JP Peterson Show
12/2/2020
Talked with Tampa radio personality JP Peterson about Curveball at the Crossroads.
Video Interviews
Interview with Suncoast News Network
4/26/2023
I was on the Suncoast News Network to talk about my novel, Curveball at the Crossroads, and the Bookstore1 Book Fair..
Interview with Tampa Bay Morning Blend
3/2/2023
I was on WFTV ABC Tampa's show "Tampa Bay Morning Blend" to talk about my novel, Curveball at the Crossroads.
Amazon Live - Elite Demonstrations
1/4/2022
Amazon Live is like Amazon's version of the Home Shopping Network or QVC. Hosts talk about their products, give demonstrations, and often offer discounts.
Interview with Sorboni Banerjee
4/22/2021
Curveball at the Crossroads interview with Sorboni Banerjee at the Oxford Exchange in Tampa, FL 4/22/2021
911 Studios Curveball at the Crossroads review
12/28/2020
My good friend Adam from 911reviews.com reviewed Curveball at the Crossroads on his popular youtube page.
Jays From The Couch
12/29/2020
Talked with Shawn Doyle of the video podcast Jays from the Couch. Click here for video.
Shooter and the Stache
12/10/2020
Talked with Tampa Bay sports videocast Shooter and the Stache on Tuesday. We talked about the Rays, the Rays stadium situation, and of course Curveball at the Crossroads.
Articles and Reviews
Author Spotlight: Interview with Michael Lortz
10/5/2023
Interview with The Gilded Page Bookstore in Tarpon Springs, FL.
Mention in the Sarasota Observer
5/1/2023
Bookstore1Sarasota book fair spotlights community of local authors
Conversations on Hope in the Fantastical: An Interview with Michael Lortz
3/6/2023
Discussion on hope, characters, and struggle in fiction novels.
Tallahassee talent promoted to the big leagues
10/12/2022
Article in the Florida State University newspaper
Audiobook Review: Curveball at the Crossroads
9/15/2022
AudioFile Magazine Audiobook review: Curveball at the Crossroads
Book Review: Curveball at the Crossroads
9/2/2022
The Guy Who Reviews Sports Books: Curveball at the Crossroads
Book Review: Curveball at the Crossroads
8/29/2022
Review of Curveball at the Crossroads in NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture
Book Review: Curveball at the Crossroads
7/24/2022
The Devil is in the Details: Review of Curveball at the Crossroads by Tampa sports writer Bob D'Angelo.
Tampa Noles Newsletter
4/26/2022
News of my book signing at Tampa's Oxford Exchange Bookfair was listed in the 4/26/2022 Tampa Noles email letter.
Article in Creative Loafing Tampa
3/26/2021
Tampa author Michael Lortz shares an excerpt from his first novel ‘Curveball At The Crossroads’
Mention in FSU Alumni Magazine
3/1/2021
Curveball at the Crossroads was mentioned in Vires, the Florida State Alumni magazine.
New novel explores link between baseball and blues
2/17/2021
Interview with Ryan Whirty at Home Plate Don't Move
Book Review from Midwest Book Review
1/21/2021
Gary Roen's Bookshelf
Book Review: Curveball at the Crossroads by Michael Lortz
12/20/2020
Sports Chump.com
Book Signings
James Joyce Irish Pub
12/5/2022
1724 E 8th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605.
Motorworks Brewing
11/5/2022
1014 9th St W, Bradenton, FL 34205-7331
Bookstore1Sarasota
10/22/2022
117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236
Suncoast Blues Society Beach Bash
8/27/2022
9300 Gulf Blvd, Treasure Island FL, 33706
Fergs Sports Bar and Grill
8/13/2022
1320 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Fergs Sports Bar and Grill
5/29/2022
1320 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Hello Again Books
5/28/2022
411 Brevard Ave, Cocoa, FL 32922
Sunshine Book Company
5/1/2022
647 Lake Ave, Clermont, FL 34711
Cat Head Blues and Folk Art Store
4/22/2022
252 Delta Avenue. Clarksdale, MS 38614
Magnanimous Brewing
4/3/2022
803 17th Ave W, Bradenton, FL 34205
WXW Wrestling
3/12/2022
Minneola City, Hall, 800 U.S. 27, Minneola, FL 34715
Bradfordville Blues Club
2/19/2022
Moses Lane, Bradfordville, FL
Midtown Reader
2/19/2022
1123 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, FL
WXW Wrestling
1/8/2022
Minneola City, Hall, 800 U.S. 27, Minneola, FL 34715
James Joyce Irish Pub
12/20/2021
Book Release Party - James Joyce Irish Pub - 1724 E 8th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605.
Ferg's Sports Bar & Grill
9/26/2021
1320 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, FL 33705
WXW Wrestling
9/11/2021
Minneola City, Hall, 800 U.S. 27, Minneola, FL 34715
WXW Wrestling
8/21/2021
Minneola City, Hall, 800 U.S. 27, Minneola, FL 34715
Ferg's Sports Bar & Grill
7/31/2021
1320 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, FL 33705
WXW Wrestling
7/10/2021
Minneola City, Hall, 800 U.S. 27, Minneola, FL 34715. www.wxwwrestling.com
Ferg's Sports Bar & Grill
6/12/2021
1320 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Ferg's Sports Bar & Grill
5/15/2021
1320 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, FL 33705
7th Annual Oxford Exchange Book Fair
4/22/2021
420 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33606
Ferg's Sports Bar and Grill
12/13/2020
1320 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, FL 33705
