Jack Falla is the author of five books, most notably Home Ice, a collection of essays and memoirs that the New York Times’ Robert Lipsyte called “literary hot chocolate that will warm your heart.”

Jack covered the National Hockey League for Sports Illustrated in the 1980s. During that time he combined with SI photographer Heinz Kluetmeier to produce the book Sports Illustrated Hockey.

Jack and his wife Barbara live in Natick, Massachusetts, where, since 1983, they have built a skating rink—the Bacon Street Omni—in their backyard.

He teaches sports journalism at his alma mater, Boston University.