Eleven Olympics books that deserve a gold medal

Lindsay Powers is a book lover, writer (bylines include The New York Times and The Washington Post), and author of You Can’t F*ck Up Your Kids: A Judgment-Free Guide to Stress-Free Parenting.

When not devouring narrative nonfiction, fiction, memoirs, and essays, Powers can be found out and about in Brooklyn, where she lives with her husband and two young sons.

At the Amazon Book Review she and her colleagues tagged eleven Olympics books that deserve a gold medal, including:

Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance by Simone Biles with Michelle Burford

Simone Biles is the most talented gymnast in history, and one of the greatest athletes alive. No pressure or anything! As excitement mounts about watching her gravity-defying moves, we recommend reading her deeply personal 2016 memoir, which is also suitable for teens. Biles describes her childhood spent in foster care, overcoming personal and athletic challenges, her journey to earning seven Olympic medals (and counting)—and also reveals behind-the-scenes details of high-stakes gymnastics competitions while sprinkling in quotes by people who inspired her (which range from Mother Teresa to The Cheetah Girls). As former Amazon contributor Marina Zarya has said, “This book reads just like a conversation with the then-19-year-old Biles: light, fun, and simultaneously profound.”
—Lindsay Powers, Amazon Editor

Read about another book on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue