Athletes Make The Best Authors

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Athletes Make The Best Authors Night gives you an evening with people who have lived through pressure, discipline, and reinvention in ways most of us never see. They don't just sign books. They hand you a framework for resilience, leadership, and possibility that you can use the next morning.

Show up, meet them face to face, and walk away with more than a signed book. Walk away with a better story for your own life.

I. Upcoming Events

Athletes Make The Best Book Clubs Friday, July 9, 2027 Las Vegas, NV: location TBA 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Athletes Make The Best Authors Night Wednesday, August 5, 2027 Newark, NJ
- Book Signing and Cocktail Party Location: TBA 5:00pm to 8:00pm Tickets: $150
- Charity Dinner 8:30pm to 10:30pm Dutch's Restaurant, 24 E Park St, Newark, NJ 07102 Tickets: $500

Here's how easy it is to be in the room:

Buy your ticket
Show up and meet the athletes
Leave with a signed book, a great story, and a night that gave back

→ Get Your Tickets

II. Become a Featured Author

You have a story most people will never live. The problem is, most athletes never turn that story into a book that reaches the people who need it.

Athletes Make The Best Authors gives your book a stage, an audience, and a platform built specifically for athletes who write. Here's how it works:

Submit your book
Our team reviews it for fit
If selected, your book gets featured at our events and across our platform

→ Apply Today

III. Become a Sponsor

Reaching the right audience takes more than ad space. It takes trust.

Our audience shows up because they believe the message: athletes have something real to teach the rest of us about pressure, discipline, and reinvention. When you sponsor Athletes Make The Best Authors Night, your brand sits inside that trust instead of competing for attention against it.

Here's what sponsorship gets you:

Your brand in front of a room full of athletes, authors, media, and community leaders
Recognition across our marketing, signage, and event programming
A direct association with a platform built on credibility, leadership, and impact

Past sponsors have included [names, if you have them]. Sponsorship levels exist for every budget, from logo placement to a fully branded experience. Spots are limited and go to the first organizations that commit.

→ Become a Sponsor

IV. Recognition

Every year, great books by athletes go unnoticed. Recognition is what gets a book into more hands.

Our Recognition awards put the best athlete authored books in front of readers, media, and industry leaders, by category:

Memoir of the Year: honors a standout personal life story
Leadership and Business Book of the Year: rewards clear, useful guidance for leaders
Wellness and Lifestyle Book of the Year: recognizes practical health or lifestyle insight
Personal Finance Book of the Year: highlights strong guidance on money management and financial strategy
Children's/Young Adult Book of the Year: celebrates strong storytelling for younger readers
Fiction Book of the Year: highlights exceptional narrative and craft
Community Impact Recognition: honors work that strengthens communities
Rookie Author of the Year: spotlights an outstanding first book (high school, college, or trade school student)

Nominating takes less than five minutes:

Pick a category
Submit the book and author
Our committee reviews every nomination

→ Submit a Nomination

V. Explore More

Athletes Make The Best Book Clubs Join intimate conversations and socials with athlete authors throughout the year. → See Upcoming Book Clubs

Athletes Make The Best Authors Night Our signature live event series bringing readers face to face with the athletes behind the books. → See Authors Night Dates

VI. Athletes Make The Best Authors Night Selection Committee

Every nominee is reviewed by people who know what a great book, and a great story, actually look like. Our co-producing companies also chair the selection committee, bringing the same standards they hold for the event itself to every nomination.