Former Kansas City Star sportswriter Joe Posnanski will join his former co-worker and current Star political writer Steve Kraske on his KCUR (89.3 FM) show “Up to Date” from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesday (9/12) to discuss his highly controversial new book “Paterno.”

The book examines legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who was considered an icon until it was discovered his assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was molesting young boys.  Posnanski has been widely criticized for not being more critical of Paterno, but his book is number one on the New York Times’ bestseller list. Former co-worker and Star columnist Jason Whitlock and many others have written negative reviews of the book.

Here is a summary of the book on Amazon:

Joe Posnanski’s biography of the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno follows in the tradition of works by Richard Ben Cramer on Joe DiMaggio and David Maraniss on Vince Lombardi. Having gained unprecedented access to Paterno, as well as the coach’s personal notes and files, Posnanski spent the last two years of Paterno’s life covering the coach, on (and off) the field and through the scandal that ended Paterno’s legendary career.Joe Posnanski, who in 2012 was named the Best Sportswriter in America by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame, was with Paterno and his family as a horrific national scandal unfolded and Paterno was fired. Within three months, Paterno died of lung cancer, a tragic end to a life that was epic, influential, and operatic.Paterno is the fullest description we will ever have of the man’s character and career. In this honest and surprising portrait, Joe Posnanski brings new insight and understanding to one of the most controversial figures in America.