ESPN Books is a publishing company operated by ESPN

ESPN

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....

 Started in 2004, ESPN Books has published almost 20 books. ESPN Books also is in charge of producing ESPN

ESPN

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....

's yearly sports encyclopedia. It also controls its own book club and in addition it ranks the top selling sports books in ESPN Borders. Since 2008, it has co-published its books with Ballantine Books

Ballantine Books

Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a...

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Authors that have written books for ESPN Books include, Bill Simmons

Bill Simmons

William J. "Bill" Simmons III is a sports columnist, author, and podcaster. He currently writes columns and hosts podcasts for Grantland.com, which is affiliated with ESPN.com. He is a former writer for ESPN The Magazine and Jimmy Kimmel Live!...

, Peter Keating and Ralph Wiley

Ralph Wiley

Ralph Wiley was a sports journalist who wrote for various publications such as Sports Illustrated and espn.com's Page 2 section....

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Books published by ESPN Books

• 2007 ESPN Sports Almanac, Mike Morrison
  Mike Morrison
  Michael Morrison is an American professional ice hockey player. Morrison is currently playing for Florida Everblades in East Coast Hockey League.-Playing career:...
  
   and Gerry Brown
  Gerry Brown
  Gerry “The Gov.” Brown is a recording engineer and producer based in Los Angeles credited on over 47 Platinum and Gold Records. He has received over 15 Grammy bids, including five nominations for Alicia Keys’ “Songs In A Minor,” a Song of the Year Award for Erykah Badu’s “Love of My Life,” two...
  
  
• 23 Ways To Get To First Base, Gary Belsky and Neil Fine
• After Jackie, Cal Fussman
• Ali Rap, George Lois
  George Lois
  George Lois is a controversial American art director, designer, and author. Lois is best known for over 92 covers he designed for Esquire Magazine...
  
  
• The Best Hand I Ever Played, Steve Rosenbloom
• Classic Wiley, Ralph Wiley
  Ralph Wiley
  Ralph Wiley was a sports journalist who wrote for various publications such as Sports Illustrated and espn.com's Page 2 section....
  
  
• The Dale Earnhardt Story, Introduction by Kenny Mayne
  Kenny Mayne
  Kenneth "Kenny" Wheelock Mayne is a sports journalist and comedian for ESPN.-Sports career:A native of Kent, Washington, Mayne is a former honorable mention junior college All-American quarterback in 1978 at Wenatchee Valley Community College in Wenatchee, WA...
  
  
• Dingers!, Peter Keating
• ESPN Baseball Sudoku, no author
• ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, Michael MacCambridge
• Man in the Middle, John Amaechi
  John Amaechi
  John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi OBE is a retired American-born British basketball player who currently works as a psychologist, educator and political activist in Europe and the United States....
  
  
• Meat Market: Inside the Smash-Mouth World of College Football Recruiting, Bruce Feldman
• The New Gold Standard, Tim Prister
• Now I Can Die In Peace, Bill Simmons
  Bill Simmons
  William J. "Bill" Simmons III is a sports columnist, author, and podcaster. He currently writes columns and hosts podcasts for Grantland.com, which is affiliated with ESPN.com. He is a former writer for ESPN The Magazine and Jimmy Kimmel Live!...
  
  
• Online Ace, Scott Fischman
  Scott Fischman
  Scott Fischman is an American professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada.Fischman grew up in South Jersey and moved to Las Vegas at the age of 12. He was introduced to poker by a schoolfriend and went on to become a poker dealer at the Sahara and the Mirage...
  
  
• Parting Shots From The World of Sports, Steve Wulf
  Steve Wulf
  Steven Ira Wulf is an executive editor at ESPN The Magazine. He was born in New York City, New York on December 4, 1950 and raised in Troy, New York. He attended high school at The Albany Academy and graduated from Hamilton College...
  
  
• Rules of the Red Rubber Ball, Kevin Carroll
• The Sixth Man, Chris Palmer
• The Ultimate Highlight Reel, no author