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:
Let the Games Begin by Rufaro Faith MazaruraRead about the other titles on the list.
If you need a little romance to get into the Olympic mood, the Amazon Editors have you covered. Let the Games Begin is set atthe fictional 2024 Athens Games—and is full of Olympic hopes, dreams, and romantic desire. I loved the feel of experiencing the Olympic Village through an Olympian’s eyes—the parties and excitement, but also the intensity and sometimes heartbreak. Focused and driven Olivia has a life-long dream to land an internship at (and eventually run) the Olympics, whereas the charming and charismatic Zeke, Great Britain’s track and field star, is striving for his first gold medal. The two initially meet in the Olympic Village, and continue to unexpectedly meet throughout the course of games. Chemistry starts to form at a time when both of their futures are on the line. Parental expectations, the paparazzi, and the overall pressures of success threaten to stop Olivia and Zeke short of their goals and possibly from each other. Let the Games Begin is a guaranteed primer for this year’s games.
—Kami Tei, Amazon Editor
--Marshal Zeringue
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