“I find it to be a pleasure. To be able to write a book is a privilege, but to do it, to me, is a pleasurable event. I just really enjoy writing. I still do.”

Mike Vaccaro, my good friend, career mentor, and fellow proud St. Bonaventure graduate, joins me for a deep dive into his delightfully fun new book, “Bosses of the Bronx: The Endless Drama of the Yankees under the house of Steinbrenner.”

We talk about why and how he came back to book writing after a long break and why this project was the one that stuck. Mike talks about how thinking of each chapter as one of his columns helped him so much through this process, and how important it was for him to tell these stories in his own voice. That leads to a larger discussion about how to develop your voice as a writer, and Mike also talks about what it was really like to cover George Steinbrenner. 

“Everything that’s in that book is me.”

Links

Bosses of the Bronx on Amazon

Bosses of the Bronx from an independent bookstore

All of Mike’s books. 

Mike at the New York Post. 

1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin (The best thing Mike’s read lately.)

The Uncool by Cameron Crowe (The best thing Brian’s read lately.)

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