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
Jane Leavy
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
Giri Nathan
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
Seth Wickersham
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
Ken Belson
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
Allen Iverson
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...
Brady vs. Belichick: The Dynasty Debate
Gary Myers
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
Chris Hine
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...
Heartbeats: A Memoir (English Edition)
Bjorn Borg
Idol. Legend. Enigma. For the first time, one of the all-time greatest sportsmen is finally ready to share his astonishing story: the long-awaited tell-all memoir from Björn Borg, now a Sunday Times bestseller. No one had ever played tennis quite like Björn Borg. With his...
Shot Ready
Stephen Curry
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....
The Running Ground: A Father, a Son, and the Simplest of Sports
Nicholas Thompson
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
Christine Brennan
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...
The Last Hart Beating: From the Dungeon to WWE
Nattie Neidhart
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
Keira D'Amato
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...
The Broken King
Michael Thomas
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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