On this episode, Dan Santaromita, sports journalist with the Athletic, talks about his love for autobiographies, how reading for work affects recreational reading, and his birthday tradition centered on his ideal reading scenario. We also talk about his favorite writer, Wright Thompson.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
The Great Mann by Kyra Davis Lurie
The Names by Florence Knapp
John of John by Douglas Stuart
Books Highlighted by Dan:
Open by Andre Agassi
I Think Therefore I Play by Andrea Pirlo
The 100-Yard Journey by Gary Pinkel
The Miracle of Castel di Sangro by Joe McGinniss
Wright Thompson’s Caitlyn Clark Profile
The Cost of These Dreams by Wright Thompson
The Barn by Wright Thompson
Football Against the Enemy by Simon Kuper
All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.
Other books mentioned in this episode:
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis
Acid for the Children by Flea
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Pappyland by Wright Thompson
The Miracle of Castel di Sangro by Joe McGinniss
The Messi Effect by Paul Tenorio
One Jump at a Time by Nathan Chen
The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey & Pete Carroll
Alex Ferguson by Sir Alex Ferguson
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier
Good Game, No Rematch by Mike Drucker
Among the Thugs by Bill Buford
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Moneyball by Michael Lewis
London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
