Luke Epplin Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Luke Epplin is an author. Author of OUR TEAM (on Larry Doby, Satchel Paige, Bob Feller) Writing a book on Dr. J, Moses Malone, and the 1983 Philadelphia 76ers. Contact: lepplin@gmail.com
A Sense of Where You Are: Bill Bradley at Princeton
John McPheeLuke EpplinJust finished John McPhee's "A Sense of Where You Are," and I know that many basketball fans revere this book, but I found it rather one-note in its hero-worship of Bill Bradley and not particularly illuminating about the game or Bradley's place within it.
Paperback, 1999
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Cleveland Rocked: The Personalities, Sluggers, and Magic of the 1995 Indians
Zack MeiselLuke Epplin@ZackMeisel Zack, I just finished "Cleveland Rocked" and it's a great read, a lot of fun. If you're interested in my book "Our Team" on an earlier era of Cleveland baseball, just let me know. Happy to send you a copy.
Paperback, 2021
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Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
Casey CepLuke EpplinWhat I learned today: Harper Lee once lived on the same floor of a Manhattan building with Hall & Oates. (From Casey Cep’s book “Furious Hours”) https://t.co/aC2iybn18B
Paperback, 2020
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The City Game: Basketball from the Garden to the Playgrounds
Pete AxthelmLuke EpplinJust finished this long essay on the talented yet doomed writer of The City Game, Pete Axthelm. What a talent, what a shame. https://t.co/Rnxs6ntrey
Paperback, 1999
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The Hustler's Handbook
Bill VeeckLuke Epplin@starsandfrogs Maybe you should also read Bill Veeck's "The Hustler's Handbook," his second book, in which he specifically advocates for a pitch clock to speed up major league games. Veeck was a lifelong proponent of it.
Paperback, 2009
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Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood
Mark HarrisLuke Epplin@noahgittell I'm bummed about it because I really love his writing. But as anyone who's read Mark Harris's "Pictures at a Revolution" knows, no critic should ever go full-on Bosley Crowther.
Paperback, 2009
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Sick in the Head: Conversations about Life and Comedy
Judd ApatowLuke EpplinI’m slowly making my way through “Sick in the Head,” Judd Apatow’s book of interviews with comedians, and the one with Michael O’Donoghue is different from the rest. He was an original writer of SNL and just as bleak as can be. Here’s how the interview ended. https://t.co/DuNA0eSvwK
Paperback, 2016
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Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage
Dani ShapiroLuke EpplinJust finished @danijshapiro's "Hourglass" and loved it. The prose is gorgeous and Shapiro is able to conjure the sweep of a marriage in less than 150 pages.
Paperback, 2018
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Things We Lost in the Fire: Stories
Mariana EnriquezLuke Epplin@EmilySaladino I really loved "Weather" by Jenny Offill, "There There" by Tommy Orange, "Tinkers" by Paul Harding, "Things We Lost in the Fire" by Mariana Enriquez, and "A Burning" by Megha Mujumdar.
Paperback, 2023
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Tinkers: 10th Anniversary Edition
Paul HardingLuke EpplinSpent the early morning googling about whether Paul Harding is a real person. "Tinkers" feels more like a found object than a book written by a human.
Paperback, 2019
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