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| Author | John Grisham |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Sports |
| Publisher | Doubleday (US) Hodder & Stoughton (UK) |
Publication date | April 10, 2012 (hardcover) March 26, 2013 (paperback) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Preceded by | The Litigators |
| Followed by | The Racketeer |
Calico Joe is John Grisham's first baseball novel. It was released on April 10, 2012.
The book's style mixes fact and fiction - introducing fictional players into well-known actual teams such as the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs and lets them interact with actual people such as Yogi Berra, while letting dramatic fictional baseball matches take place in actual stadiums.