● With more than 20 books to his name, this is Epstein’s first published collection of sports essays.
● William F. Buckley, Jr., in his review of Epstein's 2002 essay collection, Snobbery: The American Version, called Epstein "perhaps the wittiest writer (working in his genre) alive, the funniest since Randall Jarrell." A writer for The Forward called him "perhaps the smartest American alive who also writes well."
● Co-Op available
● Outreach to sports publications such as Sports Illustrated and ESPN The Magazine for feature or excerpt
● Target writing and literary publications including the Atlantic, The New Yorker, New York Review of Books, and Paris Review
● Seek newspaper reviews in top circulation papers including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Boston Globe
● Target online coverage on Book Riot, The Millions, Salon, and The Rumpus
● Available on NetGalley, fall 2014
● Featured at American Library Association’s Mid-Winter show
● Giveaway in LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program, December 2014