My books have been covered and featured by nearly every major American media outlet and sports show, including:

ESPN The Bill Simmons Podcast SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt NFL Live CBS Sunday The Athletic The Ringer The New York Times Fox Sports Good Morning America Morning Joe The Source with Kaitlan Collins The Glue Guys Podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out The Bulwark Podcast The Daily Stoic The Mina Kimes Show Featuring Lenny The New Yorker CNBC NBC Sports Sports Illustrated Bloomberg The BBC The Rich Eisen Show The Dan Patrick Show The Wall Street Journal The Boston Globe The Washington Post Garden & Gun Dedicated with Doug Brunt The Play Caller’s Club People The Ryen Russillo Show The Jim Rome Show LeBatard and Friends Oprah Daily
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It’s Better to Be Feared

The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness — 2021
Publisher: Liveright
NYT Bestseller • SI Nonfiction Book of Year • NSMA Sports Book of Year • Kirkus Best Books 2021 • LA Times Ten Books We Loved 2021
An intimate, fly-on-the-wall account of the New England Patriots dynasty, the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady era, and the secrets behind one of sports’ greatest runs. A meticulously reported exploration of power, ambition, and the cost of greatness.
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American Kings

A Biography of the Quarterback — 2025
Publisher: Hyperion Avenue (Disney Publishing)
NYT Bestseller • Boston Globe Best Books 2025 • NPR Best Books 2025
A sweeping narrative biography of the quarterback position in America, told through the lives of the men who have played it. From the origins of the game to the modern era, American Kings explores what it means to lead, to shoulder impossible pressure, and to define a position that defines a nation.
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Be on That Hill

A Collection of ESPN Work — Coming 2026
Publisher: Hyperion Avenue (Disney Publishing)
A gathering of the best reporting and writing from two decades at ESPN.
A curated collection of the most memorable, important, and human stories from my time at ESPN. Essays, profiles, investigations, and narrative journalism that have defined my career. Watch for details coming soon.
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It’s Better to Be Feared Reviews

“Seth Wickersham has managed to do the impossible: He has pulled off the definitive document of the Belichick/Brady dynasty.”
Bill Simmons, The Ringer
“On my Mount Rushmore of sports books. The writing is fantastic, the reporting better.”
Peter King, NBC Sports
“[An] honest, sprawling, meticulously reported, and beautifully written portrayal...”
Chad Finn, Boston Globe
“[A] superlative sports book full of intimate, fly-on-the-wall reporting, savvy insights and deft, page-turning writing...”
Edward Kosner, Wall Street Journal
“Wickersham’s storytelling is gripping.”
Alex Reimer, WEEI
“Exemplary sports journalism...”
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“This enthralling behind-the-scenes tale... a piece of journalistic excellence.”
Robert St. John, Booklist

It’s Better to Be Feared Stories

Wickersham’s NFL Book on Patriots Dynasty Hits NY Times Bestseller List

Alaska Sports Report, 2021
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8 Takeaways from It’s Better to Be Feared

Boston.com, 2021
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New England Patriots Book Goes Inside Secretive, Controversial Franchise

ESPN
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American Kings Reviews

“A must-buy for not only every serious football fan but also every actual quarterback, from high school to the Hall of Fame.”
New York Times / The Athletic
“[The title] sounds grandiose until you realize just how much pressure rides on the shoulders of a quarterback...”
The New Yorker
“Catnip for sports fans.”
Garden & Gun
“[Wickersham’s] ability to scan the field and make smart, crisp connections earns him standing with Plimpton and Halberstam among the finest sports chroniclers.”
Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author
“A unicorn of a book... a parable about American ambition... This will go down as one of the greatest sports books ever.”
Wright Thompson, NYT bestselling author
“No writer has ever gotten the quarterbacks... to reveal the nature and cost of their preeminence the way Seth has... a book written in words that spiral.”
Tom Junod, two-time National Magazine Award winner
“What elevates American Kings above most books about the QB... is its ambition.”
Pigskin Books
“Exquisitely reported and researched... the best collection of QB stories... that’s been put out there to date.”
Mike Klis, 9News NBC Colorado

American Kings Stories

From High Schoolers to Hall of Famers

Anchorage Daily News, 2025

Author Seth Wickersham studied signal callers for American Kings.

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Once a Quarterback Himself

Alaska Sports Report, 2025

Wickersham breaks down the position in a big way with his second book.

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Book: Caleb Williams Doubts Joining Chicago Bears

Fox32 Chicago
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