April 5, 2005 For more information: Frank R. Scatoni 619-807-1887 frank@ventureliterary.com "No Kill Date" Venture Literary Sells a Season in Wrigleyville to NAL/Penguin Group On April 5, 2005, Greg Dinkin of Venture Literary, representing journalist Kevin Kaduk, sold the North American rights to his untitled Wrigleyville/Chicago Cubs narrative to Mark Chait at New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA), Inc., for publication in spring 2006. Like Nick Hornby did in Fever Pitch, Kaduk will take a first-person novelistic approach to his Cubs obsession by weaving together the season-long narrative of the team and the life around the neighborhood that surrounds baseball’s most historic ballpark, Wrigley Field. He’ll spend a week tailing a scalper as he pounds the pavement, trying to make a quick buck before hopping a train turnstile and heading home. He’ll hang outside the flats on Sheffield and Waveland, looking to score a free pass to a rooftop, where a never-ending flow of beer and all-you-can eat bratwurst are waiting. He’ll close the Cubby Bear at 3 AM by doing a shot of tequila with a recent graduate from the University of Indiana. And along the way, he’ll write about Wrigleyville. How it became a living, breathing thing, a spectacle, a circus. He’ll find out how it maintains its pulse when the Cubs go on a nine-game West Coast swing. He’ll be there 24/7, walking home from the bars just as the groundskeepers are showing up for their pre-dawn routine. Kevin Kaduk, a Chicago native, was a rising star covering sports at the Kansas City Star when he decided to quit his job, pack his bags, and move back home. He now lives in Wrigleyville, where he follows his beloved Cubs and experiences every element the "French Quarter of the Midwest" has to offer. To learn more about Venture Literary, visit: www.ventureliterary.com. To learn more about NAL, visit: http://www.penguin.com.