Leventhal, Josh 1971-

PERSONAL:

Born January 17, 1971, in New York, NY; son of J.P. (a book publisher) and Ellen (a copywriter) Leventhal; married Jenny M. Jones (an arts programmer), September 13, 1997; children: Madeline Mollie. Education: Carleton College, Northfield, MN, B.A., 1993.

ADDRESSES:

Home—St. Paul, MN. Office—Voyageur Press, MBI Publishing Co., 380 Jackson St., Ste. 200, St. Paul, MN 55101. E-mail—jleventhal@mbipublishing.com.

CAREER:

Timber Press, Portland, OR, editor, 1994-2000; MBI Publishing Co., St. Paul, MN, senior editor of Voyageur Press, 2001—.

MEMBER:

Society for American Baseball Research.

WRITINGS:

The Beer Lover's Companion: A Guide to Producing, Brewing, Tasting, Rating, and Drinking around the World, Black Dog & Leventhal (New York, NY), 1999.

Take Me Out to the Ballpark: An Illustrated Tour of Baseball Parks Past and Present, Black Dog & Leventhal (New York, NY), 1999.

The World Series: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Fall Classic, Black Dog & Leventhal (New York, NY), 2001.

(Compiler and editor) Baseball … the Perfect Game: An All-Star Anthology Celebrating the Game's Greatest Players, Teams, and Moments, Voyageur Press (St. Paul, MN), 2005.

(Compiler and editor) Baseball and the Meaning of Life, Voyageur Press (St. Paul, MN), 2005.

Baseball Yesterday and Today, Voyageur Press (St. Paul, MN), 2006.

Also creator of Take Me Out to the Ballpark Wall Calendar, Black Dog & Leventhal (New York, NY), 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006.

SIDELIGHTS:

Josh Leventhal told CA: "My primary motivation for writing is my passion for the subject matter."