We really love sports, don’t we. We play them, we watch them, we become obsessed with them. We even READ about them!
“Sports draw us in for many reasons; the elegance, the competition, the history, our identification with great athleticism … a coming together of community in a shared story.” – Mark Banschick, Psychology Today
Maybe that’s why we love sports so much, but wherever you are on the sports spectrum, we have recommendations for you. So get in shape, pick up a book, and work on your page-turning muscles!
ADULTS
- Men in Blazers Present Encyclopedia Blazertannica: A Suboptimal Guide to Soccer, America’s “Sport of the Future” Since 1972 by Michael Davies, Roger Bennett
- The Pursuit of Endurance: Harnessing the Record-Breaking Power of Strength and Resilience by Jennifer Pharr Davis
- Berlin 1936: Sixteen Days in August by Oliver Hilmes
- The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football by Jeff Benedict
- One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together by Amy Bass
- Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown
- Beartown by Fredrik Backman
YOUTH
- The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
- Tangerine by Edward Bloor
- Heat by Mike Lupica
- After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay
- Saturday Is Swimming Day by Hyewon Yum
- Charlie Takes His Shot: How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf by Nancy Churnin
- Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Lesa Cline-Ransome