Olympic Fever

Some Olympic themed books to read if you feel like the Winter Olympics ended way too soon...

Updated February 26, 2026
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Against the Water : A surfing champion's inspirational journey to Olympic glory
Wright, Owen.
Paper Book
The gut-wrenching story of how one of Australia's finest surfers overcame a brain injury and despair to win an Olympic medal. On the morning of 10 December 2015, Owen Wright entered the water at Pipeline, Hawaii, determined to become a world champion. But after...
Let the Games Begin : A Novel
Mazarura, Rufaro Faith.
Paper Book
Set against a sizzling-hot Greek summer filled with sunshine and souvlaki, Rufaro Faith Mazarura's Let the Games Begin is a page-turning debut rom-com about two strangers at the top of their game. MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF JULY 2024: NPR, Kirkus, Elle, Amazon,...
The Other Olympians : Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports
Waters, Michael
Paper Book
WINNER of the 2025 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Nonfiction. A Finalist for the 2024 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History and the 2025 Mark Lynton History Prize. Named one of the Best Books of 2024 by The New Yorker, NPR and BookPage.
The horsewoman : a novel
Patterson, James
Paper Book
This unputdownable novel from the world's #1 bestselling author follows the complicated relationship between mother and daughter as they face off in the Olympics--and into a ride they can barely control.   "This is a hugely entertaining,...
The happiest girl in the world : a novel
Dillon, Alena
Paper Book
"Propulsive, transfixing, and disturbing. I could not set the book down. Harrowing and fearlessly honest, The Happiest Girl in the World is a haunting read because it couldn't have done justice to its subjects - fictional and real - any other way." --Popsugar One of Good...
Ordinary Love : A Novel
Rutkoski, Marie.
Paper Book
A page-turning, irresistible novel of class, ambition, and love, this is the breathtaking story of a woman risking everything for a second chance at the one who got away * "A brilliant examination of queerness, friendship, motherhood, longing and ambition. It's funny and moving and sexy. Above...
The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Brown, Daniel James
Paper Book
Now a Major Motion Picture Directed by George Clooney The #1 New York Times-bestselling story about the American Olympic rowing triumph in Nazi Germany--from the author of Facing the Mountain. For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the...
That summer in Berlin
Cornwall, Lecia
Paper Book
Nazi power is rising again, threatening a war that will be even worse than the last one. The English aristocracy turns to an age-old institution to stave off war and strengthen political bonds - marriage. Debutantes flock to Germany, including Viviane Alden. On holiday during the 1936 Berlin...
Blood, sweat and steel
McGrath, Curtis
Ebook
From Afghanistan to gold -- an extraordinary tale of tragedy, resilience and triumph In 2012, Combat Engineer Curtis McGrath was serving in the Australian Army in Afghanistan when, in the line of duty, he stepped on a land mine. Seriously injured but still conscious and aware...
End Game
Archer, Jeffrey.
Paper Book
William Warwick and Ross Hogan return, for one last time, in a gripping and unputdownable finale. Available now! London, 2012. The eyes of the world are on Britain as the country prepares to host the Olympic Games.​ But the glare of the spotlight makes London a...
Revolve
Khabra, Bal
Paper Book
"A must-read for sports-romance lovers." --Elle Kennedy, New York Times bestselling author AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! In the latest installment of the spicy Off the Ice hockey romance series by the bestselling Canadian author of Collide,...
We share the sun : the incredible journey of Kenya's legendary running coach Patrick Sang and the fastest runners on earth
Gearhart, Sarah
Paper Book
An enlightening biography and gripping sports narrative that takes us behind the scenes into the lives of some of the world's most elite runners in Kenya and their coach, Patrick Sang. "I highly recommend this book." --Meb Keflezighi At a secluded training...
The Favorites A Novel
Fargo, Layne.
Paper Book
To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession. NATIONAL BESTSELLER * An epic love story set in the sparkling, savage sphere of elite figure skating, starring a woman determined to carve her own path on and off the ice "Part...

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