Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian
In advance of the 2016 Olympics, Akashic launches Dave Zirin’s new sports imprint—Edge of Sports—with a dramatic memoir by Olympic gold medalist Anthony Ervin.
Catalog Tag: sports
Fair Play: How LGBT Athletes Are Claiming Their Rightful Place in Sports
Zeigler tells the story of how sports has been radically transformed for LGBT athletes in the past four years.
I Am a Promise
An inspiring children’s picture book about the indomitable spirit of Jamaican eight-time Olympic medal winner Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce.
Little Wonder: The Fabulous Story of Lottie Dod, the World’s First Female Sports Superstar
A groundbreaking biography of the world’s first female sports superstar, the pioneering and uncompromising Lottie Dod.
The Necessary Hunger
Akashic Books reissues Nina Revoyr’s inspired and groundbreaking 1997 debut novel about women’s basketball, class, racial identity, and friendship.
Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape
A meticulously researched and powerful exposé on the epidemic of cover-up that surrounds sexual assault and college football players.
We Matter: Athletes and Activism
In interviews and essays, high-profile activist athletes explore the intersection of sports and politics.
*While supplies last, books ordered through the website will include a bookplate SIGNED by Etan Thomas!
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More Than an Athlete: The Next Generation
Forthcoming: 1/5/27
Originally published in 2005, former NBA star Etan Thomas’s first poetry collection defies the stereotype of the apolitical athlete; featuring brand-new poems by Thomas and his son—and University of Dayton basketball star—Malcolm Thomas
Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before January 5, 2027.
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