Ballpark Mysteries Holiday Gifts 2023

Holidays and birthdays are great times to connect young readers with new books or their favorite authors. That’s why author David A. Kelly is now offering a range of special holiday gifts for readers.

  • Signed books. Purchase personalized and signed books by David A. Kelly.
  • New audio books. Great for holiday car rides! Purchase the new audio books for The Two-Minute Warning, The Black Cat Change-Up, and Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse (a non-fiction chapter book). And for football fans, The Football Fumble is now available!
  • Personal video “shout out.” David A. Kelly will record a short video “shout out” to fans or readers for a holiday gift, birthday gift, or any other occasion. $25
  • Personal virtual visit/writing workshop. Meet virtually (via Zoom, Google Meet, etc.) one-on-one with Ballpark Mysteries author David A. Kelly. Visits are up to 30 minutes long. David A. Kelly can discuss how he writes the Ballpark Mysteries books, answer questions, or talk about writing and publishing. He’s also happy to provide guidance, feedback, or mystery writing tips for young writers. $50
  • Gift school visit. Purchase a prepaid virtual school author visit with David A. Kelly for your favorite teacher or school! Visit date and time can be coordinated afterwards at mutually convenient times and dates. $100 holiday rate
  • Name a character. Ever wanted to be in a book? You can! Contact David A. Kelly for information on how you might become a character in one of his upcoming Ballpark Mysteries. Football Mysteries, or Mike and Kate Mysteries books! Priceless (but starts at $250, depending on the character)
  • David A. Kelly Insiders Club. Want to go behind the scenes of the Ballpark Mysteries? Contact David A. Kelly for information on his upcoming Insiders Club. Includes a monthly short newsletter, quarterly virtual Q&A sessions where subscribers interact with David A. Kelly, and occasional work-in-progress chapters (that will probably change!). Subscribers also get pre-release copies of new books (at least one per year) before books are available to the general public.