Sinclair’s “Dialed In” is Chock-Full of Good Advice
Written in a readable, relatable, and interesting manner, with enough humor worked in to keep things light, Dialed In is both entertaining and instructive.
Sport
Decolonizing Sport by Janice Forsyth and Others
Decolonizing Sport tells the stories of sport colonizing Indigenous Peoples and of Indigenous Peoples using sport to decolonize.
The Last Real World Champion: The Legacy of “Nature Boy” Ric Flair By Tim Hornbaker
From the author of Death of the Territories and Capitol Revolution comes the definitive biography of “Nature Boy” Ric Flair.
Races: The Trails & Triumphs of Canada’s Fastest Family by Valerie Jerome
The inside track on an under-told story about the intersection of race and sports in Canada.
Hometown Hockey Heroes By Ken Reid
From Sportsnet Central host and broadcaster Ken Reid comes an inspiring and entertaining new collection of hockey stories about local legends who define the game and its values.
Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer by John Gibbons and Greg Oliver
A captivating and candid memoir from one of the most beloved and colorful figures in Toronto Blue Jays history.
Excerpt: The Closer by Jason Smith
Bawdy and brawling, comical and crude, The Closer offers a gritty, uncensored glimpse into the grind of professional baseball.
Shadowboxing by Steven Laffoley
Before Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis, before Sugar Ray Robinson and Jack Johnson, before Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard, before all the great Black boxing champions of every age and every weight class, there was George Dixon. He was the first. He was the greatest. And this is his story.
On Account of Darkness: Shining Light on Race and Sport By Ian Kennedy
Combining tales of personal triumph with sports history and social commentary, On Account of Darkness examines systemic racism and ambivalent attitudes that persist to this day.
No Girls Allowed by Natalie Corbett Sampson
No Girls Allowed, by Natalie Corbett Sampson, follows ten-year-old Tina Marie Forbes and her family as they fight for her right to play hockey. The Forbes family moves from Toronto to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and are excited to get settled in the town. Early on, Tina reflects, “all you need to do to make friends is play sports. Join a team and there’s a bunch of them ready to meet . . . That’s been true wherever we’ve lived.” Sport is an essential part of who Tina is, and forms the basis from which she builds community.
