Books Archives - Squash Magazine

Snoring Rhinos and Other Tales: a Review of Nick Matthew’s Memoir

December 1, 2013

By James Zug Nick Matthew Sweating Blood: My Life in Squash Cheshire, England: internationalSportGroup, 2013 It is a shame but inevitable. Like everywhere else in their careers, Nick...

Summer Reading 2012 Four Squash Books Reviewed

August 1, 2012

SMAG-Books 12 Summer Reading: Herewith is our second literary salon where we review the latest books about squash. Three of the four books were self-published; the...

Book It: Essential New Squash Books

October 1, 2011

By James Zug It is that time of year again. In between Labor Day and New Year’s, the vast majority of books are published. Since squash...

Angles—A Must Read

June 1, 2008

A book of poetry about squash? Oh boy. That was my first thought. But I’ve known Richard Millman, the author of “Angles, A Squash Anthology,”...

Book Review: Two Squash Manuals by James Zug

February 24, 2015

Two Squash Manuals By James Zug The G Spot: A Book about Squash Tony Griffin CreateSpace, 2014 Tony Griffin is a stalwart. He grew up in New Zealand and...

Book Review: Play Better Squash by John Beddington

May 29, 2015

By James Zug Forty-one years ago John Beddington wrote a tiny paperback squash manual, Play Better Squash, which was published in London by Queen Anne...

Good Literary Length: Three New Books

December 2, 2015

Good Literary Length: Three New Books By James Zug Trading Secrets: Squash Greats Recall Their Toughest Duels Rod Gilmour (Durrington, England: Pitch Publishing, 2015) Oral history books are notoriously...

How to be a Good Squash Parent: A Look at New Books

February 1, 2016

By James Zug The Winning Parent: A Parent’s Guide for the Journey of Competitive Sport—A System for Winning Now and Forever with Your Children in...

Conqueror of the World

December 9, 2016

By James Zug 555: The Untold Story Behind Squash’s Invincible Champion and Sport’s Greatest Unbeaten Run by Rod Gilmour and Alan Thatcher Worthing, England: Pitch...