Fever Pitch

In America, it is soccer. But in Great Britain, it is the real football. No pads, no prayers, no prisoners. And that's before the players even take the field.

Nick Hornby has been a football fan since the moment he was conceived. Call it predestiny. Or call it preschool.

is h......more

In America, it is soccer. But in Great Britain, it is the real football. No pads, no prayers, no prisoners. And that's before the players even take the field.

Nick Hornby has been a football fan since the moment he was conceived. Call it predestiny. Or call it preschool.

is his tribute to a lifelong obsession. Part autobiography, part comedy, part incisive analysis of insanity, Hornby's award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom — its agony and ecstasy, its community, its defining role in thousands of young mens' coming-of-age stories.

is one for the home team. But above all, it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season.(less)

Nick Hornby is the author of the novels

, and

, and the memoir

. He is also the author of

, a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award,

, and

, as well as the editor of the short-story collection

. He is a r......more

Nick Hornby is the author of the novels

, and

, and the memoir

. He is also the author of

, a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award,

, and

, as well as the editor of the short-story collection

. He is a recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters’ E. M. Forster Award and the winner of the 2003 Orange Word International Writers’ London Award. Among his many other honors and awards, four of his titles have been named

Notable Books. A film written by Hornby,

– shown at the Sundance Film Festival to great acclaim – was the lead movie at the 200

Nick Hornby is the author of the novels

, and

, and the memoir

. He is also the author of

, a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award,

, and

, as well as the editor of the short-story collection

. He is a recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters’ E. M. Forster Award and the winner of the 2003 Orange Word International Writers’ London Award. Among his many other honors and awards, four of his titles have been named

Notable Books. A film written by Hornby,

– shown at the Sundance Film Festival to great acclaim – was the lead movie at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival and distributed by Sony that fall. That same September, the author published his latest novel,

to wide acclaim. Hornby lives in North London. (less)