NSMA Sports Book Festival Features 7 Authors

06.08.2022














The NSMA and partner, Bookmarks will sponsor the Sports Book Festival on Sunday, June 26, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., at Bookmarks, 634 W. Fourth St - #110, in Winston-Salem. This year's Festival features seven sports book authors, including Seth Wickersham, the winner of NSMA's 2021 Sports Book of the Year, It's Better to be Feared. The book takes a deep dive into the New England Patriots dynasty, focusing a spotlight on the three men most responsible for the Patriots' success: quarterback Tom Brady, head coach Bill Belichick, and majority owner Robert Kraft.

Along with Wickersham, the following authors will be participating:

Author

Book(s)

Bethany Bradsher
  • Covering All the Bases: George Whitfield's Extraordinary Life in Baseball
  • The Big Rock: Inside the High-Stakes Hunt for the Elusive Million-Dollar Marlin

Bob Glauber

The Forgotten First: Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Marion Motley, Bill Willis, and the Breaking of the NFL Color Barrier

Paul Keels

The Best in the Land: The Story of Brutus Buckeye (Ages 4-12)

Bob Ryan

In Scoring Position: 40 Years of a Baseball Love Affair

Ed Southern

Fight Songs: A Story of Love and Sports in a Complicated South

Wright Thompson

Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last
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