Jeff Pearlman

Jeff Pearlman is The New York Times bestselling author of ten books, including NFL legends Walter Pay­ton in "Sweetness", Brett Favre in "Gunslinger," and Bo Jackson in "The Last Folk Hero." He has written about the ’80s Los Angeles Lakers in "Showtime,", the 1986 New York Mets in "The Bad Guys Won," and the ’90s Dallas Cowboys "Boys Will Be Boys." HBO adapted "Showtime" into the dramatic series Winning Time. A former Sports Illus­trated senior writer and ESPN.com colum­nist, Pearlman is the host of the Two Writers Slinging Yang podcast.

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Awards: Coolest Guy in my House

The Lasting Impact of Fame

Authors Jeff Pearlman, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner and Todd S. Purdum explore how major cultural figures build and perform their identities--especially around culture, artistry, and public perception--in the context of American fame.

UA Mall Tent (Seats 250)  
Sat, Mar 14, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)  

Panelists: Jeff Pearlman, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, Todd Purdum
Moderator: Stuart Shiffman
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Pepper Viner Homes

The Fight to be Understood

Join bestselling authors, David Gelles, David Leaf and Jeff Pearlman. All three of their books examine flawed, complex individuals facing judgment -- public, personal or internal -- and the journey toward redemption or reinvention.

Koffler Room 218 (Seats 142, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: Sales & Signing Koffler/Commons (following presentation)

Panelists: David Gelles, David Leaf, Jeff Pearlman
Moderator: Samuel Cohon

Books:

Only God Can Judge Me

The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
HarperCollins Publishers
October 2025
ISBN 9780063304574
464 pages
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