Posts

William Finnegan's surfing tour de force Barbarian Days adds the Bookie Prize to his Pulitzer Prize

on
3

The remarkable story of how long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad completed the Cuba-to-Florida epic challenge at the age of 64

on
0

Giving the game away - how England's coaching missionaries taught the world how to beat us at football

on
1

Will this fast-paced history of horse racing's greatest bloodline turn out to be the 'bookie prize' favourite?

on
0

Will it be third time lucky for Times man Rick Broadbent with his wonderful story of the magnificent runner Emil Zátopek?

on
0

Barbarian Days: A brilliant story of a life that evolved alongside an enduring obsession with surfing. But can it be judged as a sports book?

on
0