Cubs fans are legendary. Loyal and long-suffering (emphasis on "suffering"), they stay true to their team through thin and thinner. But last season, it all paid off. The Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time in over a century. It was a stunning season, and the story is irresistible.

Scott Simon is a lifelong Cubs fan. He's practically Cubs family, since Charlie Grimm, former first baseman and manager, was a family friend and practically an uncle to him. Jack Brickhouse, the Cubs announcer on WGN up until 1981, was his godfather. So when Simon decided to write down his thoughts about his Cubs, it only makes sense that he would call it My Cubs: A Love Story. Because it truly is a love story.

Packed with stories from behind the scenes, Simon takes his NPR reporting skills and tells the stories behind the curse, the Billy Goat, Wrigley Field, and so many of the big names that kept Cubs fan cheering (and jeering) through the years--Leo Durocher, Ernie Banks, Lou Brock, the Ricketts family, and so many more.

Articulate and moving, My Cubs is an emotional tribute to the team, the city, and the fans that made that World Series win a reality. It's a compelling story of loyalty despite all odds, and it should be a must-read for any true baseball fan.

Galleys for My Cubs: A Love Story were provided by the publisher through firsttoread.com.