Loved Challengers? Read These Next!

If you saw the movie Challengers and still can’t get enough of the sports/relationship drama, we have some suggestions for what your next read should be!

LET THE GAMES BEGIN BY RUFARO FAITH MAZARURA
9781250354532 | 7/9/24

“The weightier topics are delicately handled and balanced out by lighthearted and humorous scenes, often featuring the couple’s charming, bighearted friends. This delightful romance is a ray of sunshine. A debut deserving of a gold medal.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review

ALTHEA: THE LIFE OF TENNIS CHAMPION ALTHEA GIBSON BY SALLY H. JACOBS
9781250246554 | available now

“The author profiles Gibson in full, including her stint with the U.S. State Department, her magnanimous contributions to youth tennis instruction, and the loneliness and financial difficulty of her later life. The book is a fascinating study of Gibson through the prism of 20th-century America. An essential book about an incomparably authentic American pioneer and the times in which she lived.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review

HOLIDAY COUNTRY BY İNCI ATREK
9781250889461 | available now

“Atrek’s debut is immersive and sensual; readers will feel as if they’re truly on the gorgeous beaches with Ada. Ada’s decisions, while ill advised, are representative of her age and a woman wobbling toward adulthood. [This is a] story about a new adult navigating between two cultures.”–Booklist, starred review

THE OTHER OLYMPIANS: FASCISM, QUEERNESS, AND THE MAKING OF MODERN SPORTS BY MICHAEL WATERS
9780374609818 | available now

“Waters takes a deep dive into the 1930s and the place of sports in society. Sports buffs and historians will enjoy his deeply researched book.”–Booklist

THE LAST DAYS OF ROGER FEDERER: AND OTHER ENDINGS BY GEOFF DYER
9781250867193 | available now

“Dyer’s mix of sparkling prose, rich insight, and mordant wit suggests that a well-lived life is worth even the bitterest of endings. It makes for a smart, memorable take.”–Publishers Weekly