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The Year's Best Sports Writing 2026
The Year's Best Sports Writing 2026

The Year's Best Sports Writing 2026

Contributions by Glenn Stout

SPORTS & RECREATION

344 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5

Formats: Trade Paper

Trade Paper, $21.95 (US $21.95) (CA $28.95)

ISBN 9781637278161

Rights: WOR

Triumph Books (Oct 2026)

Not Yet Published. Estimated release date: October 2026
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Overview

A classic year after year, The Year's Best Sports Writing is a must-read collection featuring the best in sports journalism

2026 guest editor Mirin Fader has curated an essential anthology showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports.

Selected from a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and digital publications during the previous year, these stories capture enduring moments while celebrating the craft of writing at its most sublime.

This extraordinary collection reveals the fascinating stories behind the sports we love, the competitors who push their boundaries, and the cultures they are ultimately embedded in.

Author Biography

Glenn Stout
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Mirin Fader is a senior writer for The Athletic, writing long-form features, primarily on the NBA. Mirin is also the New York Times best-selling author of GIANNIS: The Improbable Rise of an NBA Champion and DREAM: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon. She has told compelling human-interest features on some of our most complex, most dominant heroes from the NBA, NFL, WNBA and NCAA, most recently at The Ringer. Her work has been featured in the Best American Sports Writing books. She lives in Los Angeles.


Glenn Stout served as an editor for the Best American Sports Writing series for 30 years and is the founding editor of The Year's Best Sports Writing. He is the author of several books including The Young Woman and the Sea, Fenway 1912, and Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid.