Michael Sokolove

Michael Sokolove is an American journalist and author. He has worked for The New York Times Magazine since 2001.[1] His books include Hustle: The Myth, Life, and Lies of Pete Rose, about Pete Rose and his banishment from baseball, and The Ticket Out: Darryl Strawberry and the Boys of Crenshaw, about Darryl Strawberry's high school baseball team.[2][3]

The New York Times positively reviewed The Ticket Out, describing the portrayal of Strawberry and his teammates as a "choral narrative" and "simple and affecting.[4] Roger Angell, of The New Yorker, wrote that Hustle was "a first-class work of sound reporting and balanced, piece-by-piece evidence and inescapable conclusions."[5]

Drama High: The Incredible True Story of a Brilliant Teacher, a Struggling Town, and the Magic of Theater, published in 2013, was optioned by Hamilton lead producer Jeffrey Seller and served as the inspiration for the television series Rise.[6]

Sokolove has also contributed to Sports Illustrated, The Washington Post, and Mother Jones.[7] Two of his articles have been included in The Best American Sports Writing anthologies, in 2006 and 2010.[8]