Recommended Reads: Sports Stories

Got a sports fanatic in the house?  In the off-season, maybe you can get them interested in these athletically minded reads!

For Adults - Fiction

Calico Joe by John Grisham

The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

Basketball Jones by E. Lynn Harris

Playing for Pizza by John Grisham

Sudden Death by David Rosenfelt

Testimony by Anita Shreve

The Taliban Cricket Club by Timeri Murari


For Adults - Non-Fiction

La Roja: How Soccer Conquered Spain and How Spanish Soccer Conquered the World by Jimmy Burns [eBook]

SilverSmith: The Biography of Walter Smith by Neil Drysdale [eBook]

History of the World Cup, 1930-2010 by Clemente A. Lisi [eBook]

Home and Away: One Writer's Inspiring Experience at the Homeless World Cup by Dave Bidini [eBook]

Match Fixer by Neil Humphreys [eBook]

Chasing the Game: America and the Quest for the World Cup by Filip Bondy [eBook]

Long Distance Love: A Passion for Football by Grant Farred [eBook]

A Cultured Left Foot: The Eleven Elements of Footballing Greatness by Musa Okwonga [eBook]

Arsènal: The Making of a Modern Superclub by Alex Fynn and Kevin Whitcher

For Kids & Teens

Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team by Audrey Vernick

Leverage by Joshua C. Cohen

Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick

Hothead by Carl Ripken Jr.

The Final Four by Paul Volponi

A Passion for Victory: The Story of the Olympics in Ancient and Early Modern Times by Benson Bobrick

Yes, She Can!: Women's Sports Pioneers by Glenn Stout

Stars in the Shadows: The Negro League All-Star Game of1934 by Charles R. Smith Jr.

Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer

Suggested by two articles from Booklist magazine: "Listenalikes:Talking Sports" & "Top 10 Sports Books for Youth: 2012".