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2025 Reading Challenge

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Jay Busbee has read 36 books of their goal of 31!

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Jay Busbee

Goodreads Author

Website

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Genre

Sports, History

Member Since

April 2011

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Jay Busbee is a senior writer for Yahoo Sports, where he’s covered the Olympics, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Masters, the Daytona 500, the Kentucky Derby and, of course, the Iron Bowl. He is also the host of NASCAR Studios’ “Home Turn” travel/history show, and he writes a weekly Southern culture Substack newsletter, Flashlight & A Biscuit. Jay’s work has been honored by Best American Sports Writing, and his book "Earnhardt Nation," a biography of NASCAR’s Earnhardt family, won praise from both Kirkus and Publishers Weekly for its in-depth research and narrative scope.

He lives in Atlanta with his family and worships at the church of SEC football. ...more

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Jay Busbee’s books

Average rating: 4.17 · 507 ratings · 69 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	Earnhardt Nation: The Full-Throttle Saga of NASCAR's First Family 4.45 avg rating — 340 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Iron in the Blood: How the Alabama vs. Auburn Rivalry Shaped the Soul of the South 4.36 avg rating — 47 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bluff City 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kade: Rising Sun - Preview by Jay Busbee (Goodreads Author), Sean Patrick O'Reilly, Christian Duce (Artist) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ripped 2.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ripped: Preview by Jay Busbee (Goodreads Author), Jason Flowers (Artist) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Network: Preview by Jay Busbee (Goodreads Author), Shawn DePasquale (Goodreads Author) (Letterer), Kevin Volo (Colorist) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Network by Jay Busbee (Goodreads Author), Shawn DePasquale (Goodreads Author) (Letterer), Kevin Volo (Colorist) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Network by Jay Busbee (Goodreads Author), Jay Busbee (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunshine State by Jay Busbee (Goodreads Author), Juan García (Illustrator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars