{"product_id":"big-fan-two-friends-82-490-miles-and-the-wild-wonderful-sports-we-love","title":"Big Fan: Two Friends, 82,490 Miles, and the Wild, Wonderful Sports We Love","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBig Fan\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Swifties, Kopites and yet-to-be-nicknamed chess enthusiasts abound in this sprawling survey of the world of fandom.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \"The Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2026\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"The hosts of the sports podcast 'The PosCast' hit the road for the ultimate buddy trip, exploring competitions ranging from a riotous Liverpool football match and Las Vegas Wrestlemania to perfectly silent chess game and the World Darts Championship. Tom Hanks provides the foreword.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Post, \u003c\/i\u003eBuzziest Books to Read this Spring\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The best book I've ever read about what it feels like to be a fan.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAmerica Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A treat for the sports fanatic of the household.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An entertaining, humorous, and thought-provoking examination of the human obsession with sports and entertainment told with a delightful, self-deprecating style that will appeal to a variety of readers.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Booklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"'They're letting you do what?' Posnanski's wife said to her husband when hearing about his accepted book proposal. It sure sounds like a win for these sports-obsessed pals: Podcast hosts Schur and Posnanski... took to the road (and air) to report on their observations of sporty adventures of all sorts, including visits to WrestleMania in Las Vegas and the World Darts Championships in London.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--AARP \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"So, this is like a 'mid-life crisis' situation?\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Mike's friend Alex, when told of the premise of this book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"$#%\u0026amp;$.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Montreal hockey fan sitting next to Joe\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"They're letting you do what?\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Joe's wife Margo\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I mean, I guess I would say, 'That's too many Mookie Betts rookie cards.'\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Mike's friend Olivia, when she saw how many Mookie Betts rookie cards Mike has\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"#@%$#\u0026amp;.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--A lot of other fans, sitting next to us, at a lot of other events\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I can't seem to find your name on the list.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Every single will call employee, at every single event, when we gave them our names to get our tickets\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMichael Schur\u003c\/b\u003e is an Emmy Award-winning American television producer and writer. He created or co-created the comedy series \n\u003ci\u003eParks and Recreation\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Nine-Nine\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Good Place, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eA Man on the Inside\u003c\/i\u003e, after getting his start on \n\u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e. Schur lives in California with his wife, Jennifer Philbin, and their children. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJoe Posnanski\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of nine books, including \n\u003ci\u003e Why We Love Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eWhy We Love Football\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Baseball 100. \u003c\/i\u003e He has won two Sports Emmys, been named National Sportswriter of the Year by five different organizations, and, most proudly, was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame. For this book, Mike challenged him to watch \n\u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003eparticipate in a pickleball tournament, a sport he loathes. Posnanski lives in Charlotte, N.C. with his wife Margo and their ancient poodle Westley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNPR's Book of the Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling authors Mike Schur and Joe Posnanski travel the world in a hilarious and heartwarming celebration of fans and the things they love: baseball, basketball, chess, darts, football, futbol, Indigenous North American stickball, pickleball, WWE, Taylor Swift, Star Wars, and more.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo great friends. Lots of frequent flyer miles. And a bottomless appetite for experiencing sports. That's what BIG FAN is all about. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBestselling authors and podcast hosts Joe Posnanski and Mike Schur love games--almost any game!--and they bring readers to the front row (and sometimes even right onto the field). Whether ringside at WrestleMania in Las Vegas, singing along with the maniacs at the World Darts Championships in London, or just watching eight straight hours of football at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Dallas, they bring us to the very heart of what it means to love something so much it hurts. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough crushing defeats and glorious wins, whether cheering penalty kicks with 65,000 fans in Liverpool or beholding a chess master castling in dead silence, BIG FAN is about why we love what we love and how fandom connects us in a time when so much else pulls us apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217045112, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217045112, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/19\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9798217045112, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Dutton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496190673174,"sku":"9798217045112","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217045112.jpg?v=1783057155","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/big-fan-two-friends-82-490-miles-and-the-wild-wonderful-sports-we-love","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}