ESPN Books is a publishing company operated by

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Started in 2004, ESPN Books has published almost 20 books. ESPN Books also is in charge of producing

'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 p ...

. 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 journalism, sports writer who is the founder and CEO of the sports and pop culture website ''The Ringer (website), The Ringer ...

, 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 Steve Rosenbloom (born November 23, 1944) is a former American football executive who served as president of the Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams and general manager of the New Orleans Saints. Baltimore Colts The son of Baltimore Colts owner ...

*''Classic Wiley'',

*''The Dale Earnhardt Story'', Introduction by

Kenny Mayne Kenny Mayne (born ) is an American sports media personality who is best known for his work on ESPN from 1994 to 2021. He appeared as host of ''Kenny Mayne's Wider World of Sports'' on ESPN.com, and he appeared as a weekly contributor to '' Sun ...

*''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 , OBE (; born 26 November 1970) is a British-American psychologist, consultant and former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Vanderbilt and Penn State, and professional basketball in the ...

*''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'',

*''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 ...

*''Parting Shots From The World of Sports'',

Steve Wulf Steven Ira "Steve" Wulf (born December 4, 1950) is an American magazine journalist, editor, and book writer. A former executive editor at ''ESPN The Magazine'', Wulf continues to write for ''ESPN The Magazine'' as well as ESPN.com. Before jo ...

*''Rules of the Red Rubber Ball'', Kevin Carroll *''The Sixth Man'', Chris Palmer *''The Ultimate Highlight Reel'', no author

External links

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