John Feinstein Reading Order
1 series Β· 90 books
John Feinstein is an acclaimed American sportswriter and journalist who spent decades covering athletics for the Washington Post while building a prolific career as an author. He specializes in behind-the-scenes accounts of college and professional sports, bringing insider access and narrative depth to his work. His breakthrough book A Season on the Brink established him as a master of sports storytelling, offering an intimate look at legendary coach Bob Knight and his Indiana basketball program during a pivotal season.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete90 books
Start with A season on the brink, the first of 90 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A good walk spoiled |
| 2 | A good walk spoiled |
| 3 | Are You Kidding Me? |
| 4 | Back Roads to March |
| 5 | Backfield Boys |
| 6 | Backfield Boys: A Football Mystery in Black and White |
| 7 | Benchwarmers |
| 8 | Benchwarmers |
| 9 | Butcher |
| 10 | Classic Palmer |
| 11 | Cover-up |
| 12 | DH |
| 13 | DH (the Triple Threat, 3) |
| 14 | Feherty |
| 15 | Foul Trouble |
| 16 | Game Changers |
| 17 | Good Walk Spoiled |
| 18 | Good Walk Spoiled B Pbp |
| 19 | Last Amateurs |
| 20 | Last Shot |
| 21 | Let Me Tell You a Story |
| 22 | Let Me Tell You a Story |
| 23 | Mixed Doubles |
| 24 | Moment of Glory |
| 25 | Moment of Glory |
| 26 | Moment of glory |
| 27 | Moment of glory |
| 28 | Moment of glory |
| 29 | Mother Nature, Progress; Two Belgian Plays By Gustave Vanzype; |
| 30 | Next Man Up |
| 31 | Next man up |
| 32 | One on One |
| 33 | One on One |
| 34 | One on One, Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game |
| 35 | One on one |
| 36 | Open |
| 37 | Play ball |
| 38 | Prodigy |
| 39 | Quarterback |
| 40 | Raise a Fist, Take a Knee |
| 41 | Running mates |
| 42 | Rush for the gold |
| 43 | Sixth Man |
| 44 | The Back Roads to March |
| 45 | The Classic Palmer |
| 46 | The DH |
| 47 | The First Coming Tiger Woods |
| 48 | The Prodigy |
| 49 | The Rivalry |
| 50 | The Walk On (The Triple Threat, 1) |
| 51 | The first coming : Tiger Woods, master or martyr |
| 52 | The first major |
| 53 | The legends club |
| 54 | The prodigy |
| 55 | The sixth man |
| 56 | The walk on |
| 57 | Walk On |
| 58 | Walk On |
| 59 | Where Nobody Knows Your Name |
| 60 | Where nobody knows your name |
| 61 | Zaferin Kiyisinda |
| 62 | A season on the brink 1986 |
| 63 | A season inside 1988 |
| 64 | Forever's team 1990 |
| 65 | Hard courts 1991 |
| 66 | Hard Courts 1992 |
| 67 | Running mates 1992 |
| 68 | Play Ball 1993 |
| 69 | A good walk spoiled 1995 |
| 70 | Winter Games 1995 |
| 71 | A Civil War 1996 |
| 72 | The Best American Sports Writing 1996 (Best American Sports Writing) 1996 |
| 73 | The Life 1997 |
| 74 | A march to madness 1998 |
| 75 | The first coming 1998 |
| 76 | Barry Bonds Roberto Alomar 1999 |
| 77 | The Majors-In Pursuit of Golf's Holy Grail 1999 |
| 78 | The Last Amateurs 2000 |
| 79 | The Punch 2002 |
| 80 | Open 2003 |
| 81 | Caddy For Life 2004 |
| 82 | Last Shot 2005 |
| 83 | Next Man Up 2005 |
| 84 | Last Dance 2006 |
| 85 | Vanishing Act 2006 |
| 86 | Cover-up 2007 |
| 87 | Tales from Q School 2007 |
| 88 | Living on the black 2008 |
| 89 | Are You Kidding Me? 2009 |
| 90 | Change-up 2009 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has John Feinstein written?
- John Feinstein has written 90 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1986 to 2009.
- Are John Feinstein's series complete?
- John Feinstein has 1 completed series.

