ESPN Books is a publishing company operated by
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...
Started in 2004, ESPN Books has published almost 20 books. ESPN Books also is in charge of producing
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...
's yearly sports encyclopedia. It also controls its own book club and in addition it ranks the top selling sports books in ESPN Borders. Since 2008, it has co-published its books with
Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann in 1998 and remains ...
.
Authors that have written books for ESPN Books include,
Bill Simmons
William John Simmons III (born September 25, 1969) is an American sports analyst, author, podcaster, and former sports writer who is the founder and CEO of the sports and pop culture website '' The Ringer''. Simmons first gained attention with ...
, Peter Keating and
Ralph Wiley
Ralph Heygood Wiley Jr. (April 12, 1952 – June 13, 2004) was an American sports journalist who wrote for ''Sports Illustrated'' and ESPN's Page 2. He was well known for his distinctive literary tone and his writings on race in America.
Earl ...
.
Books published by ESPN Books
*''2007 ESPN Sports Almanac'', Mike Morrison and Gerry Brown
*''23 Ways To Get To First Base'',
Gary Belsky and
Neil Fine
*''After Jackie'',
Cal Fussman
Calvin "Cal" Fussman is an American journalist and author. He is a Writer at Large for ''Esquire'' magazine, known for the What I've Learned column, where he interviews leaders in various fields,"How to do a What I've Learned Interview", ''Esqu ...
*''Ali Rap'',
George Lois
George Lois (June 26, 1931 – November 18, 2022) was an American art director, designer, and author. Lois was perhaps best known for over 92 covers he designed for ''Esquire'' magazine from 1962 to 1973.
Background
Lois was born in New Yor ...
*''The Best Hand I Ever Played'',
Steve Rosenbloom
*''Classic Wiley'',
Ralph Wiley
Ralph Heygood Wiley Jr. (April 12, 1952 – June 13, 2004) was an American sports journalist who wrote for ''Sports Illustrated'' and ESPN's Page 2. He was well known for his distinctive literary tone and his writings on race in America.
Earl ...
*''The Dale Earnhardt Story'', Introduction by
Kenny Mayne
*''Dingers!'', Peter Keating
*''ESPN Baseball Sudoku'', no author
*''ESPN College Football Encyclopedia'',
Michael MacCambridge
Michael MacCambridge (born June 21, 1963) is an American author, journalist and TV commentator. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 8 books, including the acclaimed ''America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation''.
M ...
*''Man in the Middle'',
John Amaechi
John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi , Order of the British Empire, OBE (; born 26 November 1970) is a British-American psychologist, consultant and former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Vanderbilt Commodores men's baske ...
*''Meat Market: Inside the Smash-Mouth World of College Football Recruiting'',
Bruce Feldman
Bruce Feldman is an American racing driver from San Ramon, California. He won the 1988 Barber Saab Pro Series championship. He also competed in the 1992 Indy Lights season.
Racing career
Feldman Started racing in go karts at age 10 and that was ...
*''The New Gold Standard'',
Tim Prister
*''Now I Can Die In Peace'',
Bill Simmons
William John Simmons III (born September 25, 1969) is an American sports analyst, author, podcaster, and former sports writer who is the founder and CEO of the sports and pop culture website '' The Ringer''. Simmons first gained attention with ...
*''Online Ace'',
Scott Fischman
Scott Fischman (born 1980 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania) is an American professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Poker career
Fischman grew up in South Jersey and moved to Las Vegas at the age of 12. He was introduced to poker by a sc ...
*''Parting Shots From The World of Sports'',
Steve Wulf
*''Rules of the Red Rubber Ball'', Kevin Carroll
*''The Sixth Man'', Chris Palmer
*''The Ultimate Highlight Reel'', no author
External links
ESPN Books official website
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Books
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Book publishing companies of the United States