by George Kimball, John Schulian (editors), Colum McCann (introduction)
Released March 2011
Purchase your copy of At The Fights: American Writers on Boxing from the following:
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Read Library of America's interview with George Kimball & John Schulian
"Over and over again, writers and readers have sought to get behind the eyes of a fighter to fathom the fighter's heart. This is as close as you can get without catching a hook to the head.", GORDON MARINO, full review at New York Times Book Review
"I think this book is terrific, and I don't even like boxing", BILL LITTLEFIELD, Only A Game, WBUR.ORG (90.0 NPR Boston). Full Review and interview with George Kimball and John Schulian
"Great Boxing Writing, By George: From ringside scribes, a knockout anthology" - ALEX BELTH, Sports Illustrated. Read full review online at www.sportsillustrated.com
"Fighting Words" - review by PAUL BESTON, The American Conservative. Read full review at The American Conservative
"New Book At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing is a knockout for sports fans" - MIKE LUPICA, New York Daily News. Read full review at www.nydailynews.com
"For those enthralled with the history and literature of boxing, this is a winner by a knockout." - JIM BURNS, full review at LibraryJournal.com
"Bound: Fighting Words: The Black and White of the Black and Blue and Bloody" - review by JOHN HOOD, full review at Sun Post Weekly
"...At the Fights belongs in the honors class of boxing anthologies." - THOMAS HAUSER, full review at www.boxingplanet.net
"At the Fights is a knockout of a collection. Some of the finest boxing writing -- or sports writing, period -- I've ever encountered." - DENNIS LEHANE, Moonlight Mile
"Once I opened At the Fights I couldn't put it down." - JAN HERMAN, full review at www.ArtsJournal.com
"...this book is 51 rounds of punchy, disciplined, agile writing." - MARK LINDQUIST, full review at The Seattle Times
"New Book Joins 'The Fighter' in showcasing boxing's rugged beauty" - JULIA KELLER, Chicago Tribune. Full review at www.chicagotribune.com
"At the Fights is a superior anthology. While it's very much about boxing, it's also about race and class and competition and confrontation and the beauties of the national vernacular. In other words, it lands very near the heart of the American experience." -- LUC SANTE
"What a pleasure! Reading At the Fights is a chance to hang out with old friends I thought I'd never see again." -ANGELO DUNDEE
At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing from Library of America Named One of Most Anticipated Books of 2011 - THE MILLIONS: Most Anticipated: The Great 2011 Book Preview
"Don't sleep, pound-for-pound, this will be the most rewarding book -never mind sports book- you'll buy this spring." - ALEX BLETH, www.BronxBanterBlog.com
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At the Fights gets a nod in the Fayetteville Observer
BILL O'REILLY recommends At the Fights as one of 4 great picks for Father's Day gifts
L Magazine Review of At the Fights - NICK PINKERTON |