An Accidental Sportswriter: A Memoir

Celebrated sports journalist Robert Lipsyte--the New York Times' longtime lead sports columnist--mines pure gold from his long and very eventful career to bring readers a memoir like no other. An enthralling book, as much about personal relationships and the culture of sports as the athletes and teams themselves, An Accidental Sportswriter interweaves stories from Lipsyte's life and the events he covered to explore the connections between the games we play and the lives we lead. Robert Lipsyte has been there--from the Mets' first Spring Training to the fight that made Muhammad Ali an international icon to the current steroids scandals that rewired our view of sports--and in An Accidental Sportswriter he offers a fresh and refreshing view of the world of professional athletes as seen through the eyes of a journalist who always managed to remain independent of our jock-obsessed culture.


Author: Robert Lipsyte
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 04/24/2012
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780061769146

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.9
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 146183 / Accidental Sportswriter: A Memoir


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 06/17/2012 pg. 28

About the Author
Lipsyte, Robert: -

Robert Lipsyte was an award-winning sportswriter for the New York Times and the Emmy-winning host of the nightly public affairs show The Eleventh Hour. He is the author of twelve acclaimed novels for young adults and is the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring his lifetime contribution in that genre. He lives in Manhattan and on Shelter Island, New York, with his wife, Lois, and his dog, Milo.