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Publishing sports nonfiction since 1989 | Based in Chicago

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Part 1 of the Triumph Books 2025 Holiday Gift Guide for the sports lovers in your life! @seancallahan.bsky.social

Use code CHEERS2025 for 50% off EVERYTHING at triumphbooks.com through 1/1/2026.
A beige and black graphic featuring The Program: Nebraska: A Curated History of the Cornhuskers by Sean Callahan. Graphic text reads: "for your mother, who only drops the F-bomb on Saturdays."
November 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Get 50% off EVERYTHING at triumphbooks.com with code CHEERS2025 at checkout!

This year has been hard enough; let's make holiday shopping more manageable. Plus, stay tuned for our gift guide recs 👀
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November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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We're thrilled to share that 'We Run This House: The Girls' Guide to Flag Football' by AnnaSofia Dickens has won the 2025 Moonbeam Awards gold medal in the category Best Book by Youth Author.

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A graphic with a grey background and metallic stars at the upper border. Text reads "Moonbeam Awards Gold Medalist. Best Book by Youth Author. AnnaSofia Dickens - We Run This House: The Girls' Guide to Flag Football." The graphic also shows the Moonbeam Children' Book Awards logo and the cover of We Run This House.
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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The celebration is on! Get your Dodgers World Series commemorative book 'Out of This World' by the Los Angeles Daily News now at triumphbooks.com/Dodgers2025
Cover of the Dodgers World Series commemorative book 'Out of This World: How the Los Angeles Dodgers Captured Back-to-Back World Series Championships' featuring a photo of Yoshinobu Yamamoto being lifted up by Will Smith after the final out of Game 7.
November 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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WHAT. A. COMEBACK.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are now back-to-back World Series champions! Preorder your commemorative book 'Out of This World' by the Los Angeles Daily News now at triumphbooks.com/dodgers2025 (cover not final)
Book cover for LA Dodgers commemorative World Series Book 'Out of This World' by The Los Angeles Daily News
November 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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WE RUN THIS HOUSE: The Girls' Guide to Flag Football

The first ever book for girls looking to fall in love with America’s favorite sport is out now! buff.ly/wGzN5GJ
Copies of We Run This House: The Girls' Guide to Flag Football are arranged in a grid pattern. Written by AnnaSofia Dickens with a foreword by Vanita Crouch. The cover design features a pink and purple ombre with bright green text and illustrations of three girls playing football. A gold seal from the Junior Library Guild appears.
October 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Best way to pass the time with a bye week coming up? Read Buckeye Brotherhood, @billrabinowitz.bsky.social 's chronicle of The Ohio State's championship season. Out today: buff.ly/yENy8ET
A skeleton sits on an office chair with a black cat decoration and a white pumpkin topped by a spider. The skeleton looks delighted to be holding a copy of Buckeye Brotherhood: How Ohio State Navigated a New World to Win a National Championship, written by Bill Rabinowitz.
October 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Always a joy to connect with independent booksellers across the Midwest at Heartland Fall Forum!
A variety of books are displayed on a table at the Heartland Fall Forum conference. They include The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025, edited by Hanif Abdurraqib; Becoming Caitlin Clark by Howard Megdal; We Run This House by AnnaSofia Dickens; The Franchise: St. Louis Blues by Jim Thomas; Forward Progress: The Definitive Guide to the Future of College Football by Bill Connelly; B Is for Baller by James Littlejohn and Matthew Shipley; and The Big Book of Who: Football by Sports Illustrated Kids.
October 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Available now, Bullies is a must-read romp through a golden era of Philadelphia Flyers history, with modern recollections from players, family members, local characters and more. buff.ly/k5pExNR
October 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Out today: In The Franchise: St. Louis Blues, longtime Post-Dispatch reporter Jim Thomas explores what makes the Blues the #stlblues. Order now: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-franch...
The cover of The Franchise: St. Louis Blues by Jim Thomas, featuring the Stanley Cup parade under the Arch.
October 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025 is out now buff.ly/rsQvB0z

We're pleased to also share this year's honorable mention pieces and urge you to seek out these writers.

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Notable Sports Writing of 2024 JEREMY COLLINS  When My Father Talked About Larry Bird.  Esquire, June 16, 2024 ROBERTO JOSÉ ANDRADE FRANCO  No One Wanted Them to Win: Texas' First Baseball Champions.  ESPN, October 31, 2024 DAVID GAMBACORTA The Final Penalty Philadelphia Inquirer, September 9, 2024 DARRELL HARTMAN  Racing's Deadliest Day.  Esses, November 15, 2024 DAVID GAUVEY HERBERT How Cheerleading Became So Acrobatic, Dangerous and Popular. The New York Times, October 22, 2024 CHLOÉ COOPER JONES Loving Him Meant Facing My Greatest Fear.  The New York Times Magazine, April 21, 2024 PAIGE KAPTUCH  This Is Not an Escape Story.  Runner's World, June 5, 2024 LAURA KILLINGBECK  Into the Wind.  Bicycling, May 22, 2024 RACHEL KUSHNER In the Rockets' Red Glare.  Harper's, December 2024 CONOR NILAND 'I'm Good, I Promise: The Loneliness of the Low-Ranking Tennis Player.  The Guardian, June 27, 2024 ALEXANDER SAMMON Surfing the American Dream.  Slate, May 23, 2024
October 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Hanif Abdurraqib has curated an essential anthology showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports
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"I learned so much about place, about the depth of community, about the ache of isolation that can come when committed deeply to a passion. I hope people find expansive universes in these pieces." Hanif Abdurraqib, editor, The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025
October 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Today's the big day: The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025, edited by Hanif Abdurraqib, is available now wherever books are sold buff.ly/FFYx1Mt
Cover of The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025, guest editor Hanif Abdurraqib. Cover is teal and gold and features a photos of Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.
October 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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TOMORROW: Meet @zberm.bsky.social and pick up a signed copy of Leap Year at Barnes & Noble Plymouth Meeting. Event starts at 1pm. More info: buff.ly/pXaUKZx
Book cover of Leap Year: The Philadelphia Eagles' Ascent to Super Bowl Champions. By Zach Berman. Foreword by Brandon Graham. Cover design features a photo of Saquon Barkley leaping backwards over a defender while carrying the football.
October 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Pre-order your copy of Bullies here: buff.ly/8Jc0s0R
Book cover for Bullies: Catching Up with The Hound, The Hammer, and the Stanley Cup Champion Philadelphia Flyers. By Sam Carchidi and Jeff Hare. Foreword by Dave Schults. Two photos show the 1970s Flyers hoisting the Stanley Cup and and the team, years later, reuniting at a Flyers game.
September 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Islanders and "Miracle on Ice" legend Ken Morrow and coauthor Allan Kreda signing copies of Ken's memoir at Pat LaFontaine’s charity golf event. Want your own copy? Paperback available now: buff.ly/9wM8iQi
U.S. Olympian and New York Islanders Stanley Cup champion Ken Morrow and sportswriter Allan Kreda signing copies of Ken's memoir at a charity golf event
September 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Out today: the definitive account of how the @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social returned the Lombardi Trophy to Philly! Order Leap Year by @zberm.bsky.social now: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/leap-year-...
The cover of the Zach Berman book on the Philadelphia Eagles, Leap Year, on a turf background with an Eagles helmet off to the side
September 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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The weekend's just around the corner, and for youth soccer parents, that means game day.

If this chart looks a little too familiar, you need 'Surviving Soccer: The Chill Parent's Guide to Carpools, Calendars, Coaches, Clubs, and Corner Kicks' buff.ly/LQRkFYw
Pie chart titled "Where Does the Time Go?". 1% Watching your child kick the ball during a game. 7% Texting your neighbor to check if you closed your garage door. 8% Watching your child standing on the field during a game. 11% Looking for your child's missing shin guards, socks, headband, cleats, warm-up jacket or shorts 73% Driving (to and from practice, games, waiting in the car during practice, pregame warm-ups, between and after games).
September 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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The best ABC book for hoops fans just got a refresh with new NBA and WNBA stars! Order the updated edition of B Is for Baller today! buff.ly/s3e1YfH
Text reads "J is for The Joker. There's nothing funny about trying to stop the basketball genius that is Nikola Jokic." An illustration shows Nikola Jokic, in a hybrid basketball uniform/court jester's costume posing with a basketball and one of his beloved horses in a hilly region.
September 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Coming in Feb. 2026: @macsmith413.bsky.social has written the definitive story of Tara VanDerveer, Stanford women's basketball, and an unmatched legacy of excellence. Pre-order LIFE'S WORK now: buff.ly/TaPeCHP
Pre-order your copy now. Life's Work: How Tara VanDerveer and Stanford Women's Basketball Changed the Sport Forever. Forewords by Tara VanDerveer and Nneka Ogwumike. Written by Michelle Smith. Coming February 2026 from Triumph Books.
September 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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The Best of Philly Sports is officially out today! Through bite-sized histories for young fans (and their older counterparts),
WIP's Joe DeCamara brings to life thrilling moments, underdog spirit, and superstar excellence. buff.ly/dmvE4JQ
The Best of Philly Sports: Amazing Moments and Stories in PHiladelphia Sports History
September 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Books. Beer. Basketball.

Come to Title 9 Sports Bar in Pittsburgh this Saturday for an afternoon with @howardmegdal.bsky.social in conversation with @jonathanmayomlb.bsky.social, presented by Riverstone Books. RSVP kindly requested: buff.ly/9H86CHK
Author Talk: An Afternoon with Howard Megdal in conversation with Jonathan Mayo. Saturday, September 6th at 3pm. Howard Megdal is the author of Becoming Caitlin Clark: The Unknown Origin Story of a Modern Basketball Superstar. Title 9 Sports Bar. 5997 Centre Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 16206. Registration Requested. Riverstonebookstore.com. 412-422-2220.
September 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Hanif Abdurraqib has curated an extraordinary collection showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports. We're honored to announce this year's featured writers! Pre-order The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025 today: buff.ly/7gs9meT
This year's featured writers: Lex Pryor Kim Cross Frankie de la Cretaz Melissa Febos Daniel Ray Zito Madu Kaveh Akbar Devin G. Kelly Mac Crane Maitreyi Anantharaman Nick Hunt Katie Barnes Leyton Cassidy Zack Davis Helena Gjone Yousra Samir Imran Giri Nathan Amos Barshad Jamie Nesbitt Golden Roman Stubbs Katie Heindl Mychal Denzel Smith Lisa Williamson Rosenberg Imogen West-Knights Darrell Powell Simon Akam James Thomas Niharika Pandit Ettore Ewen (Big E) Peter Flax
September 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM