• True

    The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

    TRUE is a probing, richly-detailed, unique biography of Jackie Robinson, one of baseball’s—and America’s—most significant figures. READ MORE

    April 12, 2022 Order today:
  • The C-Span Q+A

    Kostya Kennedy discusses his book "True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson" READ MORE

  • Lasting Impact:

    One Team, One Season. What Happens When Our Sons Play Football

    A captivating, character-rich story set against the great moral questions around America’s most popular game. At the high end of football is the glittering NFL, under scrutiny for the life-changing physical damage its players endure. Then there’s the high school game, unrivaled for its lessons—leadership, humility, perseverance … READ MORE  (plus: excerpt & interview)

    September 6, 2016 Order today:
  • Pete Rose: An American Dilemma

    Pete Rose played baseball with a singular and headfirst abandon that endeared him to fans and peers, even as it riled others–a figure at once magnetic, beloved and polarizing. READ MORE    PLUS: EXCERPT/INTERVIEW

    2014 Buy now
  • 56: Joe DiMaggio and the Last Magic Number in Sports

    On a May day at Yankee Stadium in 1941, Joe DiMaggio lined a single to leftfield. It was the quiet start to baseball’s most resonant achievement. In that summer of ’41, as the Nazis moved across Europe and young American men were drafted, the nation was captivated by DiMaggio’s astonishing streak. READ MORE

    2011 Buy now
  • Live on “Late Night with Seth Meyers”

    Kostya Kennedy speaks on Pete Rose’s betting, his status as an icon and whether or not he should be on the Hall of Fame ballot. READ MORE

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    Kostya Kennedy is an editorial director at Dotdash Meredith, overseeing special editions under LIFE, People, EatingWell, Real Simple, Health, Entertainment Weekly and other brands. The editions cover topics including pop culture, health and wellness, food, lifestyle, music, and pets. He is a former assistant managing editor and senior writer at Sports Illustrated. He's been a staff writer at Newsday and has written for The New York Times, Time, FiveThirtyEight.com, The Huffington Post and The New Yorker. READ MORE

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