Be on That Hill by Seth Wickersham - ISBN: 9781368099172
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Greatest sportswriter’s gripping stories of athletes risking it all for greatness.
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Be on That Hill

Stories from the Summits of Sport

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  • Paperback

    512 pages

  • Release Date

    14 October 2026

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Summary

Epic stories from one of the great sportswriters of his generation.

ESPN senior writer Seth Wickersham, the New York Times bestselling author of American Kings and It’s Better to Be Feared, shares more than two decades of his sports journalism in 26 essays.

“Wickersham stands with Plimpton and Halberstam among the finest sports chroniclers.” - Jonathan Eig “One of the last great sports journalists.” - Jim Rome

Foreword by Wright Thompson

Seth …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781368099172
ISBN-10:1368099173
Author:Seth Wickersham, Wright Thompson
Publisher:Hyperion
Imprint:Hyperion
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:512
Release Date:14 October 2026
Weight:471g
Dimensions:35mm x 138mm x 208mm
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Be on That Hill by Seth Wickersham - ISBN: 9781368099172
138 × 208 mm
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About The Author

Seth Wickersham

Seth Wickersham is a senior writer at ESPN and the author of two New York Times bestsellers:

  • American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback
  • It’s Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness

Focusing primarily on long-form enterprise and investigative work on the National Football League, Wickersham has been a finalist for the National Magazine Award for Reporting. His stories have been anthologized in The Best American Magazine Writing, The Best American Sports Writing, and Next Wave: America’s New Generation of Great Literary Journalists, among others.

Released in 2021, It’s Better to Be Feared was named Nonfiction Book of the Year by Sports Illustrated and Best Sports Book by the National Sports Media Association.

He lives in Connecticut with his family.

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