Fred Bowen was interviewed for BookCast by Fairfax County Public Library Director Sam Clay. BookCast is sponsored by Virginia Commerce Bank through the Fairfax Library Foundation.

• Fred Bowen writes sports fiction for kids age 8 and up. He has written five books on baseball and four on basketball. His most recent book is Winners Take All. The book was a finalist for six state awards including Virginia Young Readers.



• He has written a weekly sports column for the “KidsPost” page of The Washington Post for the past eight years.



• Born in Marblehead, Mass., Bowen grew up playing sports and coached both his son and daughter. His son is a pitcher on his college team. He majored in history as an undergraduate and includes sports history in his books.



• Fred Bowen's Web site.