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Writing (and Riding) the Waves: Inside the History of “Surf Lit”

Writing (and Riding) the Waves: Inside the History of “Surf Lit”

Dan Reiter on the Intersection of the Athletic and the Artistic in the World of Surfing

By Dan Reiter | May 1, 2025

What Romance Writing Shares With Sports Journalism

What Romance Writing Shares With Sports Journalism

Jamie Harrow on the Similarities Between Chronicling Hard-Won Victories in Love and Athletics

By Jamie Harrow | September 27, 2024

The Last of the Wine Reveals About Athletes, Ancient and Modern">What Mary Renault’s <emThe Last of the Wine Reveals About Athletes, Ancient and Modern">

The Last of the Wine Reveals About Athletes, Ancient and Modern">What Mary Renault’s The Last of the Wine Reveals About Athletes, Ancient and Modern

Justin Muchnick on His All-Time Favorite Novel of the Olympic Games

By Justin Muchnick | July 26, 2024

Rita Bullwinkel on Writing Sports Narratives

Rita Bullwinkel on Writing Sports Narratives

The Great Divide Between Playing and Watching

By Rita Bullwinkel | March 29, 2024

Back to School for Everyone: Sports and Contemporary Writing with Sam Lipsyte

Back to School for Everyone: Sports and Contemporary Writing with Sam Lipsyte

The Thrill of Agony, the Victory of Defeat

By Sam Lipsyte | September 6, 2022

On the Ball: In Memory of Roger Angell, 1920-2022

On the Ball: In Memory of Roger Angell, 1920-2022

Michael Lindgren on One of the All-Time Greats

By Michael Lindgren | May 24, 2022

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By Mitchell Nathanson | June 15, 2020

In the Big Arena, Searching for the Heart of College Basketball

By John Feinstein | March 4, 2020

The Rise of Arthur Ashe: Tennis Star, Civil Rights Activist

By Raymond Arsenault | September 26, 2018

Confronting Anxiety Through Baseball

Confronting Anxiety Through Baseball

Two New Books at the Fraught Intersection of Sports and Mental Illness

By Britni de la Cretaz | May 22, 2017

10 Great Longform Essays About Football in American Culture

10 Great Longform Essays About Football in American Culture

Pre-Superbowl Reading—or a way to avoid it completely

By Emily Temple | February 3, 2017

The New Literature of MMA

The New Literature of MMA

On the 21st Century Writing About a Very 21st Century Sport

By Dwyer Murphy | November 11, 2016

A Neoliberal Trojan Horse: Dave Zirin on the Olympics

A Neoliberal Trojan Horse: Dave Zirin on the Olympics

The Nation's Sports Editor">Dwyer Murphy talks Rio with the The Nation's Sports Editor

By Dwyer Murphy | July 28, 2016

Muhammad Ali: A Reading List

Muhammad Ali: A Reading List

David Remnick, George Plimpton, Gerald Early, and More

By Paul Reyes | June 9, 2016

10 Contemporary Baseball Books for the New Season

10 Contemporary Baseball Books for the New Season

A Reading List for that Most Literary of Pastimes

By Dwyer Murphy | April 6, 2016

Announcing the PEN Longlists, Pt. 2

Announcing the PEN Longlists, Pt. 2

PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award & PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing

By Literary Hub | December 8, 2015

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