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S. L. Price

S. L. Price
S.L. Price, a senior writer at Sports Illustrated for twenty-six years, is the author of four previous books, including Playing through the Whistle, Finalist for the 2017 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing, and Pitching around Fidel, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Price has also written for Vanity Fair, New York Times, Time, and Oxford American. He lives in Washington, DC with his family.


Four Great Sports Books That Go Way Beyond the Game

S.L. Price Recommends Frederick Exley, Mark Harris, Buzz Bissinger and More
June 3, 2025  By S. L. Price
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