Tucson Festival of Books

Luke Epplin



Kirra Cheers

Luke Epplin is the author of two noted sports books, "Moses and the Doctor: Two Men, One Championship, and the Birth of Modern Basketball" and "Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball." His writing has appeared online in The Atlantic, New Yorker, GQ, Slate, Washington Post, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Paris Review Daily. Born and raised in rural Illinois, Epplin lives outside of New York City with his wife and daughter. 

Awards: Fulbright Scholarship, Casey Award Finalist


Books:
Moses and the Doctor
Two Men, One Championship, and the Birth of Modern Basketball
Sports
Grand Central Publishing
February 2026
ISBN 9780306833496
320 pages

Our Team
The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball
Sports
Flatiron Books
March 2021
ISBN 9781250313799
400 pages
$29.99