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“96 Facts About FIFA” Featured in PW!
As you’re probably aware, the FIFA World Cup is currently taking place across the US, Mexico, and Canada. And speaking of the FIFA World Cup…
My latest “96 Facts” book, 96 Facts About FIFA, was featured in a Publishers Weekly article called “World Cup 2026: Soccer-Themed Books for Young Readers,” which you can read HERE.
96 Facts About FIFA was written by yours truly and illustrated by the incomparable Risa Rodil. It’s out now from Penguin Random House. This book is filled with fun and fantastic facts about the greatest soccer stars who’ve ever lived.
Here’s the official publisher description of 96 Facts About FIFA:
The ultimate fact book and journal about the world’s premier authority on soccer and its biggest tournaments, like the World Cup. Packed with fun facts, quick quizzes, and bonus pages for journaling, this is a must-have for anyone wanting to know more about the international governing body of soccer and some of the sport’s best players, including Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé, Mia Hamm, Marta Vieira da Silva, and Pelé.
The book is available HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
Here’s a photo of a copy of 96 Facts About FIFA in a store window in Westchester, New York, surrounded by World Cup fringe scarves (as you can see). This pic was taken by a friend of mine, Belinda Smith Fallon. And right after snapping this photo, she bought a copy of the book, because she’s awesome! Thanks, Belinda!
And to see all of the other books I’ve written for Penguin Random House (even the ones that don’t have anything to do with soccer), click HERE.
The Taylor & Travis “96 Facts” Book Comes Out on April 21st!
The next “96 Facts” book will come out from Penguin Random House on Tuesday April 21st, 2025. That book is called 96 Facts About Taylor and Travis. As in, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. When did Taylor and Travis first meet? When did they first start dating? How did Travis propose to Taylor? Are there references to Travis in Taylor’s song lyrics? This book will answer all of your “Taylor and Travis”-related questions. And like most of the previous “96 Facts” books, this one was written by yours truly and illustrated by the amazing Risa Rodil.
Here’s the official publisher description of 96 Facts About Taylor and Travis:
The ultimate fact book and journal for fans of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Packed with fun facts, quick quizzes, and bonus pages for journaling, this is a must-have for anyone wanting to know more about their favorite it couple.
The book is available for preorder HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
BTW, if you’re keeping score, 96 Facts About Taylor and Travis is the THIRD book I’ve either written or co-written about Taylor Swift. The first two are 96 Facts About Taylor Swift, which I wrote solo, and Brain Games – Puzzles and Quizzes: Taylor Swift, which was a book where I was just one of the co-authors.
And to see all of the other books I’ve written for Penguin Random House – even the ones that DON’T have anything to do with Taylor Swift – click HERE.
“96 Facts About the G.O.A.T. Athletes” Is Out NOW!
The ninth book in the “96 Facts” series – 96 Facts About the G.O.A.T. Athletes – came out TODAY. And as with all of the previous “96 Facts” books, 96 Facts About the G.O.A.T. Athletes was written be me and illustrated by the amazing Risa Rodil.
As I mentioned in my previous blog post, this middle-grade nonfiction book is positively packed with fun facts about the greatest athletes who’ve ever existed. (Well, SOME of them, anyway.) For instance, there are sections in the book about LeBron James, Diana Taurasi, Babe Ruth, Shohei Ohtani, Jim Brown, Travis Kelce, Cristiano Ronaldo, Megan Rapinoe, Arthur Ashe, Serena Williams, and many, many more.
Here’s the official publisher description of 96 Facts About the G.O.A.T. Athletes:
The ultimate fact book and journal for sports fans, featuring the greatest of all time (GOAT) athletes from basketball, baseball, football, soccer, and tennis!
Packed with fun facts and quick quizzes about some of the greatest athletes of all time, as well as bonus pages for journaling, this is a must-have for any sports fan.
The book is available in bookstores everywhere, as well as HERE, HERE, and HERE.
And to see all of the other books I’ve written for Penguin Random House, click HERE.
When you get a chance, you should also check out the “96 Facts About…” page of my website, because…I don’t know, sometimes I imagine that my website is sentient and lonely and craves visitors. Or something. So visit it please!