Sport Stories Press Notebook

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Heads-Up by Caroline Goldberg Igra

Caroline Goldberg Igra is a freelance writer, an art historian, a triathlete, and a mother. She lives in Tel Aviv, Israel, but maintains a clear footprint in her native Philadelphia. She has published numerous art historical articles, several exhibition catalogs, and a book on J.D. Kirszenbaum chosen as one of Slate Magazine's Best Books that year. Her nonfiction has been featured in several online journals, including Away Journal, Mothers Always Write, Pandemic Journal, and Another Chicago Magazine. Her first novel, Count to a Thousand, was published in 2018. Her second, From Where I Stand, was published in January 2022 by Koehler Publishing.

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Book Notes: FROM COUCH POTATO TO ENDURANCE ATHLETE by Hilary Topper

In her debut memoir From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete: A Portrait of a Non-Athletic Triathlete (August 2022, Meyer & Meyer Sport), Hilary JM Topper documents her journey of becoming an endurance athlete in her 40s and beyond while also surviving daily life obstacles: operating her own small business and working 60+ hours per week, mothering two children, caregiving for aging parents, responding to deaths of family members and friends, juggling COVID-19 complications, and more.

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Book Notes: WHEELER by Sara Butler Zalesky

WHEELER (2016), book 1 of the Wheeler Series, caught our attention because its protagonist is a competitive sportswoman and the author, Sara Butler Zalesky, is an independent author and amateur cyclist. In these aspects, it closely matches the type of book and author that Sport Stories hopes to publish, share, and promote.

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