“An unforgettable story, told with Ruthian swagger and pop.”

JONATHAN EIG
Pulitzer Prize Winner

On Sale March 2, 2027

Sridhar Pappu

Author and Journalist

As seen in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Sports Illustrated and The Washington Post.

Sridhar Pappu is the author of the forthcoming Murderers’ Row: The Making of the 1927 New York Yankees (W. W. Norton) and the award-winning The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain and the end of Baseball's Golden Age (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt).

Sridhar has served as a regular columnist for the New York Times, a correspondent for the Atlantic, and as a staff writer for Sports Illustrated and the Washington Post. In addition, his work has appeared in numerous publications, including New York Magazine, Vogue, the Los Angeles Times and Andscape.

  • A native of Oxford, Ohio, and lifelong Reds and Bengals fan, he lives in Brooklyn.

Books

Murderers’ Row

The never-before-told story of how the most legendary team in sports history was made.

Year of the Pitcher

Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the end of baseball’s Golden Age.

OTHER WRITING

Media

The people and places who've shaped the news and how the news shaped them. 

Sports

Exploring the personalities, business and play of the games we love. 

Politics

The rising stars, fading figures and casualties of the American Experiment.      

Life

Book reviews, essays and pieces on the places we live in and those in search of home.