The cover the Canadian paperback edition of The World Is A Ball. Coming October. Updated with an overview of World Cup 2010. Continue reading
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Coming in October
11 weeks and still kicking
The World Is A Ball now 11 weeks on the (TBM BookManager) Bestseller Lists. Continue reading
Sporting Madness chimes in
The Sporting Madness blog takes a long look at The World Is A Ball and has a few things to say about it. Continue reading
Tops again
Eight, count ’em, eight weeks on the Bestseller lists.
J.P. Donleavy, not Wallace
According to I Write Like The World Is A Ball was written by somebody who writes like David Foster Wallace. The author was hoping for J.P. Donleavy or Eduardo Galeano. Continue reading
Toro Magazine interview
A lengthy interview in Toro Magazine about the book, The World Cup, the Italian style and dealing with cheating in soccer. Contains swear words. Continue reading
Still #1
The World Is A Ball retains its place on several national Bestseller Lists this weekend. Thanks to all readers. And thanks to CBC Book Club for featuring it all through June. Continue reading
Ashley King interview
One morning last month, in Halifax, a very tired author sat down to talk to haligonian.ca about the World Cup and gave some predictions…
#1 on Macleans Bestseller List for 2nd week
For the 2nd consecutive week, The World Is A Ball is the #1 bestselling non-fiction title in Canada, according to the new Macleans Bestseller List. Never mind the G20 – the World Cup is on Continue reading
#1 on Macleans Bestseller List
According to Macleans magazine, The World Is A Ball is the Number One bestselling non-fiction title in Canada right now. Continue reading
Telegram Review
Very nice piece on The World Is A Ball by a first-rate young writer in St. John’s Newfoundland… Continue reading
Macleans Bestseller list
The World Is a Ball is # 2 on the Macleans Bestseller list, just out today (week of June 7th, 2010). Thanks to all bought, read & told their friends about it. Continue reading
Still more reviews…
Good, thoughtful & wise review of The World Is A Ball in The Irish Times.
Plus some sweet online notices by Philip Rappaport and Shaina Luck. Continue reading
U.K. edition now available
The U.K. and Ireland edition of The World Is A Ball is now available. Continue reading
More reviews…
Got a really, really nice review in The Record. That’s the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, a fine paper for which I once wrote, in days of yore. And is proud of it.
Plus there’s a very nice short review in the Vancouver Sun: “He’s masterly on the topic of his favourite sport.” Continue reading
Book of the Month at CBC Book Club
The CBC Book Club is featuring The World is a Ball all through June. Continue reading
More bestsellers lists…
The World is a Ball is now on the following Bestseller Lists: The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Macleans, The Vancouver Sun, The Canadian Booksellers Association (TBM BookManager).
And there’s a kinda nice review in The Toronto Sun this weekend, and the Montreal Gazette likes it a lot. Continue reading
The World as a Ball makes Amazon’s Bestsellers list
One week after publication date, The World is a Ball is Amazon Canada’s #1 Bestseller in Sports book category…. (well, for a few hours, anyway) Continue reading
The World is a Ball – The Croatian edition
Check out the Croatia edition of The World Is a Ball. Dead-cool cover image. Continue reading
Reviews, I’ve had a few…
The Gazette says “it’s a perfect Canadian’s primer for the imminent World Cup.” The Globe and Mail calls it “a fine book about the beautiful game.” Chapters Indigo says it’s a “great read to prep for this summer’s World Cup.”
Plus there’s an interview article from Maclean’s, and some quibbles from the Telegraph-Journal which opens with “John Doyle had no plans to try his hand at being a sportswriter. And with The World is a Ball he hasn’t become one.” Continue reading
