Interview with special guest Jeff Pearlman, who is a New York Times Best Selling Author

Avner’s Sports Throw Down

In this amazing episode featuring Jeff Pearlman, a New York Times Best Selling Author and creator of the book Showtime, which chronicles the Los Angeles Lakers dynasty in the 80s, and the book adapted into the popular docudrama Winning Time, we discuss many interesting topics pertaining to his career as an author and sports journalist. We first talk about when his love for writing first revealed itself and how he turned it into his profession. Then we delve into how, as an author, he selects the topics for his books, which has a very interesting story behind it. Next, we discuss his most famous novel Showtime, which was picked up by HBO, and we explore his level of involvement in the show and the creative process behind creating the book. After that, we discuss his book on the 86’ Mets, titled The Bad Guys Won, and he reflects on what it was like growing up during the time of that exciting team and then writing a book about it. Finally, we conclude the interview with some valuable advice he has for you. Make sure to give this interview a listen!