Bogalusa native to autograph book June 26

Walter Ryan Adams

Walter Ryan Adams, a Bogalusa native and currently an assistant baseball coach at Class 5A state champion  Northshore High School in Slidell, will hold an autograph session for his book, “To Be the King of Diamonds,” next Sunday (June 26).

The signing will be from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the law office of John Gallaspy, 301 Louisiana Ave.

A review of the book reads: “Every person has a story, and all of us can pinpoint certain moments in our lives that have defined who we are today. Even so, not everyone shares the story they have to tell. Walter Ryan Adams, a high school baseball coach, tells his players a story every year. It involves how he answered some of life's most difficult questions and found his purpose from a speech, a letter, and a baseball. In the course of his story, he explores how to respond to criticism and being picked on; how leaving your comfort zone can make a difference in your life; how to overcome challenges that seem insurmountable, such as asthma; and how good friends can make huge differences in your life. By recalling the details of his past, Coach Adams seeks to create a moment that his students will remember. It is these moments, after all, that define us. He doesn't tell this story for himself. He tells it so that others can learn what it means To Be the King of Diamonds.”

Adams, who lives in Bush with his wife and two children. He is the son of Buddy and Kathy Adams.

“To Be the King of Diamonds” is available at Delta Printing or online at www.amazonbooks.com or www.trafford.com.