Former sports and features columnist Kevin Cowherd followed a 30 year career at the Baltimore Sun with several books, including a book about Orioles legend Cal Ripken. His latest nonfiction work, The Gym, is a funny, suspenseful story about the quirky subculture found among those who work out together.Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.