Floor Burns
by M.C. Antil
Floor Burns
Love, Passion and the 1967 Syracuse All-City Championship
By M.C. Antil

“If you were a fan of Friday Night Lights, you know…it wasn’t really a sports story, but the story of a town... In Central New York, the same can be said for Floor Burns, a new book…about the passions of Parochial League basketball…”

Sistina Giordano
Co-Host, Bridge Street

"Narrative history at its best. A sprawling, affectionate...portrait of a city being transformed by the 1960s, the people who lived there, and the game they loved."

Charles Paikert
Co-author, Madness: The Ten Most Memorable NCAA Basketball Finals

“…a riveting story, told with uncommon eloquence, passion, and empathy. The result is a book that is impossible to put down…”

Mark Mizruchi, PhD
Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan

“Floor Burns is…more than a book about Syracuse... It’s a book about dozens of cities throughout the industrial northeast and the men and women whose hard work, passion and determination helped shape 20th Century America...”

John A. DeFrancisco
Syracusan, Author and Former NY State Senator

“M.C. Antil goes overtime to weave together the times, the place, and the people in this remarkable story. And when…the final buzzer sounds, the winner is the reader.”

Tom Dotterer
Hall of Fame Baseball Coach, Christian Brothers Academy

“I have played Syracuse many times…(and) was totally drawn into M.C. Antil’s deeply provocative tale of the city...”

George Winston
Solo pianist and recording artist

“The author’s research is extraordinary, and his empathy with his subjects…radiates at every turn. This is a must read...”

Bruce Maddy-Weitzman, PhD
Professor, History of the Middle East and Africa, Tel Aviv University

“…(Floor Burns) is a virtual love letter to a city, warts and all, that has crawled inside so many hearts and minds, and continues to shape so many lives.”

Maureen Green
Former News Anchor, WTVH/WIXT-TV
To all my friends and readers in Central New York, just a quick heads up. I will be in town this coming week for a reading and book signing that we'll be holding at one of the true gems of the Finger Lakes; the Sherwood Inn in Skaneateles.
Floor Burns is a story of a highway, an era, and a bustling little city in transition, all told through the prism of a single high school basketball game. It's an open invitation, so please come and bring a friend or two. And make sure to either stop by to say hello afterward, or introduce yourself.
Who:
M.C.Antil
What:
"Floor Burns" Book Signing/Q&A/Meet the Author
Where:
Sherwood Inn, Skaneateles, NY
When:
Wednesday, September 28, 5:00 PM
Why:
Just Because