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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Let the games begin /
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
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
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,
A page-turning, irresistible novel of class, ambition, and bisexuality, this is the breathtaking story of a woman risking everything for a second chance at her first love. Emily has, by all appearances, a perfect life: a townhouse on Manhattan's Upper East Side, two healthy...
The boys in the boat : an epic journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin
Brown, Daniel
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...
REVOLVE
Khabra, Bal
Paper Book
"A must-read for sports-romance lovers."--Elle Kennedy, New York Times bestselling author AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! The road to redemption is far from smooth as ice in this sweeping romance between a figure skater and hockey player from the USA...
Games people played : a global history of sport
Vamplew, Wray
Paper Book
Now in paperback, this first global history of sports offers all spectators and participants a reason to cheer--and to think.   Games People Played is, surprisingly, the first global history of sports. The book shows how sports have been practiced,...
The favourites
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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