{"product_id":"the-believer-daniel-gumbiner-9781963270518","title":"The Believer: Summer 26","description":"\u003cp\u003ePresenting \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e's first-ever sports issue! Inside this special edition, you'll find a close read of Steph Curry's legendary Paris Olympics performance by \u003cb\u003eKiese Laymon\u003c\/b\u003e; a series from \u003cb\u003eJenny Odell\u003c\/b\u003e on the athletic routines of four writers and artists; \u003cb\u003eLaura van den Berg\u003c\/b\u003e reporting ringside from the final Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano bout; \u003cb\u003eJoseph Bien-Kahn\u003c\/b\u003e's profile of retired Hall of Fame NBA coach Don \"Nellie\" Nelson; and \u003cb\u003eRob Curran\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAndrew Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e tracing the sojourn of Amane Dramera, a West African soccer player who, as a sixteen-year-old, was trafficked into Europe by one of the sport's many nefarious agents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe issue also includes interviews with NFL analyst \u003cb\u003eMina Kimes\u003c\/b\u003e, fly-fisher and writer \u003cb\u003eThomas McGuane\u003c\/b\u003e, WNBA coach \u003cb\u003eNatalie Nakase\u003c\/b\u003e, open-water swimmer \u003cb\u003eAmy Appelhans Gubser\u003c\/b\u003e, and professional racket stringer \u003cb\u003eRoman Prokes\u003c\/b\u003e; plus \u003cb\u003eChris Almeida\u003c\/b\u003e writes about the history of cricket's \"Little Master\" and \u003cb\u003eChris Feliciano Arnold\u003c\/b\u003e reports from a data-driven soccer academy. Elsewhere, \u003cb\u003eElvia Wilk\u003c\/b\u003e examines the art of making top-quality fake snow; \u003cb\u003eWill McGrath\u003c\/b\u003e competes in the national Ultimate Frisbee championship; \u003cb\u003eJennifer Kabat\u003c\/b\u003e dissects a passage from Oakley Hall's \u003ci\u003eThe Downhill Racers\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cb\u003eBeatrice Loayza\u003c\/b\u003e reconsiders a football drama by Oliver Stone; and \u003cb\u003eBelinda Huijuan Tang\u003c\/b\u003e annotates Michelle Kwan's transcendent exhibition skate at the 2002 Olympics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe issue also encloses our regular columns, but with a sports-themed twist, featuring contributions from \u003cb\u003eNick Hornby\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eCarrie Brownstein\u003c\/b\u003e; a schema on ball design through the ages; and recommendations from fifteen writers--including \u003cb\u003eElisa Gabbert\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNiela Orr\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eMonica Datta\u003c\/b\u003e--on the subject of their favorite sports books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Gumbiner,Vendela Vida,Heidi Julavits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1963270517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963270518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McSweeney's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Daniel Gumbiner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153892815103,"sku":"9781963270518","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aa24d7ab-5f6b-413a-8936-b6b8e076a67b.jpg?v=1770786538","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-believer-daniel-gumbiner-9781963270518","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}