Edge of Sports Archives - Akashic Books

Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian

By: Anthony Ervin and Constantine Markides

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.

Fair Play: How LGBT Athletes Are Claiming Their Rightful Place in Sports

By: Cyd Zeigler

Zeigler tells the story of how sports has been radically transformed for LGBT athletes in the past four years.

Little Wonder: The Fabulous Story of Lottie Dod, the World’s First Female Sports Superstar

By: Sasha Abramsky

A groundbreaking biography of the world’s first female sports superstar, the pioneering and uncompromising Lottie Dod.

My Life on the Line: How the NFL Damn Near Killed Me and Ended Up Saving My Life

By: Ryan O'Callaghan and Cyd Zeigler

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.

Police Brutality and White Supremacy: The Fight Against American Traditions

By: Etan Thomas

An NBA veteran offers engaging interviews and reflections that explore police brutality, white supremacy, and the struggle for racial justice in America.

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Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story

By: Wyomia Tyus and Elizabeth Terzakis

A timely memoir about world record–breaking Tyus’s 1964 and 1968 Olympic victories, amid the turbulence of the 1960s, along with contemporary reflections.