These are among the new titles with local themes or released by local writers, listed in alphabetical order by author names: “Crossroads: A Memoir in Baseball and Life” by Dusty Baker Crown, 416 pages, $32, June 9, 2026 Legendary player and manager Dusty Baker, 76, shares his long life in baseball in his new book. Baker, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ star slugger in the 1970s-80s who went on to manage with San Francisco Giants, Chicago […]