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.
Subject: Edge of 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.
My Life on the Line: How the NFL Damn Near Killed Me and Ended Up Saving My Life
A riveting account of life as a closeted professional athlete from gay NFL player O’Callaghan, against the backdrop of depression, opioid addiction, and the threat of suicide.
**While supplies last, paperback copies ordered here will be SIGNED by Ryan O’Callaghan!
Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story
A timely memoir about world record–breaking Tyus’s 1964 and 1968 Olympic victories, amid the turbulence of the 1960s, along with contemporary reflections.
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.
You Throw Like a Girl: The Blind Spot of Masculinity
Former NFL quarterback McPherson examines the roots of masculinity gone awry and how it promotes violence against women.
Forthcoming Titles
Little Wonder: The Fabulous Story of Lottie Dod, the World’s First Female Sports Superstar
Forthcoming: 8/4/20
A groundbreaking biography of the world’s first female sports superstar, the pioneering and uncompromising Lottie Dod.