November’s new sports books take readers from the curling rink and hockey locker room to the machinery behind the Super Bowl. This month’s releases include athlete memoirs, boxing history, football trivia, and a look at what everyday sports equipment can teach us about the global economy.
Here are eight new sports books to explore this November, organized by category.
Basketball Books
The Basketball Film: A Cultural and Transmedia History by Samantha N. Sheppard
Release date: November 10, 2026
Samantha N. Sheppard examines how basketball stories move across movies, television, and video games, revealing the sport’s place in American culture. Through Hollywood dramas, independent documentaries, and overlooked works, she explores how basketball media reflect questions of race, identity, community, and opportunity. The book follows the game’s growing global influence and the changing ways audiences understand life on and beyond the court. Publisher details
Boxing Books
The Fight Game in Black and White: A History of Black Boxing by Ray Scott and Charley Rosen
Release date: November 17, 2026 — paperback
Ray Scott and Charley Rosen trace the achievements of Black boxers who battled opponents in the ring while confronting racism beyond it. Moving from pioneers such as Peter Jackson and Joe Gans to Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, and Sugar Ray Leonard, the book revisits celebrated champions and overlooked fighters, examining the discrimination, exploitation, and barriers that shaped their careers. Publisher details
Curling Books
Gushue: The Making of a Champion by Brad Gushue with Stephen Brunt
Release date: November 3, 2026
Brad Gushue reflects on a curling career that brought Olympic gold and a record six Brier championships. Writing with Stephen Brunt, he discusses the challenges of competing from Newfoundland and Labrador, difficult roster decisions, and his departure from competitive curling. Alongside his sporting achievements, Gushue explores leadership, family, the future of the game, and the place that shaped him. Publisher details
Football Books
The Gigantic Book of Football Trivia by Christopher Price
Release date: November 17, 2026
Christopher Price gathers more than a century of football history into a collection of records, unusual accomplishments, and surprising facts. Questions cover everything from rushing leaders and sack records to memorable draft picks and Super Bowl performances. Designed for longtime followers and newer fans alike, the book offers plenty of material for testing your knowledge and challenging friends and family. Publisher details
Super!: Untold Stories of the Super Bowl by Jim Steeg with Jill Lieber Steeg
Release date: November 17, 2026
Jim Steeg takes readers behind the scenes of the Super Bowl’s transformation from a championship game into a sprawling entertainment and media event. Drawing on twenty-six years leading the NFL’s Special Events Department, he shares stories about the planning, politics, personalities, and unexpected problems behind the spectacle. Written with Jill Lieber Steeg, the book reveals what happens long before kickoff. Publisher details
Hockey Books
The Intangibles by Nick Paumgarten
Release date: November 10, 2026
Nick Paumgarten uses his lifelong involvement in hockey to explore friendship, fatherhood, and the expectations men inherit and pass along. His beer league team provides the setting for a memoir about competition, vulnerability, and the pull of games that make little practical sense. Moving among his experiences as a player, parent, son, and coach, Paumgarten examines the bonds formed through sport. Publisher details
Motor Sports Books
The Little Book of Formula One: The Illustrated Guide to an Iconic Sport by Frank Hopkinson
Release date: November 3, 2026 — U.S. edition
Frank Hopkinson brings together driver profiles, circuit analysis, records, and photography in a compact guide to Formula One. Covering seventy-five years of racing history, the book introduces the teams, locations, and personalities that helped define the sport, from Enzo Ferrari and Jack Brabham to Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff. It offers fans a portable companion to the world of Grand Prix racing. Publisher description · U.S. publication date
General Sports Books
Bounce: Six Balls, Six Sports, and the History of Globalization by William Milberg
Release date: November 10, 2026
William Milberg explains globalization through the histories of the balls used in golf, baseball, football, soccer, tennis, and basketball. Their materials and manufacture open a window onto colonialism, technological change, labor movements, and corporate power. Connecting familiar sporting objects to larger economic forces, Milberg shows how choices by governments, businesses, and individuals have shaped global production and its consequences. Publisher details