Sports and Leisure

Recent movers and shakers in sports and leisure.

Updated June 5, 2026
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Make Me Commissioner : I Know What's Wrong with Baseball and How to Fix It
Leavy, Jane.
Paper Book
"Make Jane Commissioner... Leavy has a voice demanding to be heard--and Major League Baseball should listen."-- THE WALL STREET JOURNAL A New York Times bestselling biographer and lifelong baseball devotee takes readers on an epic journey...
Changeover : A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men's Tennis
Nathan, Giri.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2025 BY * THE NEW YORKER * NPR * TOWN & COUNTRY * The story of Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and their epic rivalry, as told by "the best tennis writer in America" (Brian Phillips,...
American Kings : A Biography of the Quarterback
Wickersham, Seth.
Paper Book
Pull back the curtain on the most powerful position in all of sports. The New York Times bestselling author of It's Better to be Feared examines football's QB lifecycle- high school, college, the NFL, retirement-and all that comes with it. *** The Instant New York Times...
Every Day Is Sunday : How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell Turned the NFL into a Cultural & Economic Juggernaut
Belson, Ken.
Paper Book
A New York Times Notable Book of 2025 - One of Barnes & Noble's Best Sports Books of 2025 From veteran New York Times Business & NFL reporter, Ken Belson, a deeply-reported account of how the NFL's Commissioner, Roger Goodell, and its two most...
Misunderstood : A Memoir
Iverson, Allen
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A compelling and candid memoir from Allen Iverson, the NBA's most misunderstood Hall of Famer, detailing his tough childhood in Virginia, his entry into the league as the number one overall pick, and his controversial, culture-changing pro...
Expensive Basketball
Serrano, Shea.
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - One of Barnes & Noble's Best Sports Books of 2025 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Rap Year Book and Basketball (and Other Things), a clever and inventive examination of some of...
Never Stop : Life, Leadership, and What It Takes to Be Great
Hurley, Dan.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Dan Hurley is one of the most famous head coaches in America today--in any sport. He returned the UConn Huskies men's basketball team to their rightful place among the nation's elite, winning back-to-back NCAA Championships, and he did it with...
Brady vs. Belichick : The Dynasty Debate
Myers, Gary.
Paper Book
A unique and unparalleled look into the nature and relationship of two of the pillars in the NFL's greatest dynasty. The greatest dynasty in NFL history stood on two pillars - Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. Together they forged a working relationship that provided thrilling...
Ant : The Incredible Journey of NBA Rising Star Anthony Edwards
Hine, Chris.
Paper Book
The first in-depth look at the Minnesota Timberwolves rising star, from his backstory to his mindset, and the relationships that fueled his drive to greatness. From his jaw-dropping dunks to his charismatic personality, Anthony Edwards draws comparisons to the greatest...
A Hollywood Ending : The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers
Weitzman, Yaron.
Paper Book
NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman lays out the high stakes drama happening inside the Lakers' organization as they try to juggle the warring priorities between LeBron James and the Buss family. When LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, it looked like a match made...
Heartbeats : A Memoir
Borg, Bjorn
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Shot Ready
Curry, Stephen.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Shot Ready is a powerful distillation of Stephen Curry's transformative philosophy of success--centered on preparation, constant improvement, creativity, connection, mindfulness, and joy--delivered in his incomparable voice and style....
Mamba & Mambacita Forever
Bryant, Vanessa.
Paper Book
A beautiful and moving testament to the enduring life of Kobe Bryant and the Mamba Mentality. When Kobe and Gianna Bryant died, tragically and unexpectedly, in 2020, the world mourned with a wholehearted ferocity. In perhaps the largest and most intense outpouring of public...
Madden & Summerall : How They Revolutionized NFL Broadcasting
Podolsky, Rich.
Paper Book
Madden & Summerall tells the inside story of how two unlikely partners became the greatest broadcast duo in NFL history. This is the story of how John Madden and Pat Summerall got to CBS and, although very different, how they became the greatest broadcast team of...
The Running Ground : A Father, a Son, and the Simplest of Sports
Thompson, Nicholas.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A profound meditation on what running can teach us about our limits and our lives by a record-setting distance runner who is now the CEO of The Atlantic. "This is not just an engaging memoir about...
On Her Game : Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports
Brennan, Christine.
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller! A news-making and electrifying portrait of sports phenomenon Caitlin Clark, whose dramatic ascendance in college basketball and now in the WNBA has captured the attention of media and fans unlike any other female team-sport athlete in...
Last Hart Beating
Neidhart, Nattie
Paper Book
INSTANT BESTSELLER WWE Superstar Natalya "Nattie" Neidhart--the longest-serving female wrestler in WWE history--invites readers inside her extraordinary journey, from her upbringing in the legendary Hart family home through her more than two decades in...
Don't Call It a Comeback : What Happened When I Stopped Chasing PRs, and Started Chasing Happiness
D'Amato, Keira.
Paper Book
"D'Amato populates the book with lessons learned from her own experiences--about being open to opportunities, celebrating small wins, embracing failure." --New York Times A victorious tale of coming back in middle age to topple marathon records, from the running...
Runs in the Family : An Incredible True Story of Football, Fatherhood, and Belonging
McCullough, Deland.
Paper Book
A moving Father's Day gift and unforgettable family story, Runs in the Family is a revelatory examination of fatherhood, adoption, identity, and generational legacy. Through the true story of an adopted Black man's search for his biological family, this powerful memoir explores the...
Fair Game : Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports
Roscher, Ellie.
Paper Book
Foreword by Chris Mosier A timely, illuminating plan for how trans and cis athletes can both fairly play sports Fair Game offers an insightful, timely examination of the ongoing battle for equality in athletics. As LGBTQ athletes break barriers in the Olympics,...
Sanctioned Savagery : A History of Violence in American Football
Oriard, Michael.
Paper Book
American football was a violent sport from its beginning as a college game in the 1870s and 1880s, in part because learning how to deal with the pain and violence, to take it, made men out of college boys. Michael Oriard, former NFL linebacker and professor emeritus of English, shows us that...
The Broken King
Thomas, Michael.
Paper Book
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD "There's a bridge of beautiful American prose--lyrical, powerful, fearlessly candid--running straight from James Baldwin to Thomas, who is obviously...

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