If You Love Football…
As the hours tick down to the last NFL game of the 2024 season, some of you may be feeling sad and beginning tomorrow, feeling lost. Like many of you, I wonder what I will do with my Sunday afternoons/evenings now that they won’t be spent alternating yelling and cheering at the T.V. screen.
This got me to thinking if there were any fiction books written that have something to do with football. (I say fiction because we all know there are loads of non-fiction books out there.) I did a wee bit of research and came up with six novels just in case you need a football fix between February 10 and September 4 which is when the first game of the 2025 season will be played.
Overkill by Sandra Brow (thriller) A former Super Bowl MVP quarterback finds himself in a moral dilemma when his ex-wife is violently assualted and left in a vegetative state and he holds her medical power of attorney. Years later, a state prosecutor wants him to make a life-altering decision.
The Silence by Don DeLilo (literary) Set in NYC on Super Bowl Sunday of 2022, five people (two who previously survived an accident) come together to watch the game when an unexpected tech blackout involving electronic devices and the infrastructure occurs. The lack of connectivity has implications for all.
Cover Up: Mystery at the Super Bowl by John Feinstein (mystery) Just before the Super Bowl, two young reporters uncover a scandal that involves performance-enhancing drugs which is being covered up by the team’s owners. The pair struggle with ethical issues and personal risks as the expose the story.
The Lost Super Bowls: 1961 to 1965 - A Fictional Scrapbook by Michael X. Ferraro. (history) A series of imagined articles and stories about Super Bowl games that never happened. This is a more creative way to read up on football history.
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata (romance) A story about a personal assistant and a professional football player. The assistant resigns from her position to follow her own dreams but he counters with another offer in order to protect himself from a particular situation.
The Dating Playbook by Farrah Rochon (romance) A personal trainer works with an injured professional football player to get back into the game. Since they both agree they don’t want the media to hound them for progress, they instead pretend they are dating.
Fly Eagles Fly!🦅