Talk:The Sportswriter

The Sportswriter was first published as a trade-size paperback original in the Vintage Contemporaries series. There was no American hardcover edition until after the release of Ford's award-winning Independence Day. Victoriagirl 15:10, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

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BBC Radio adaptation…
The BBC broadcast The Sportswriter as a 57 minute dramatic adaptation on Sunday the 7th of April, 2024, the first episode of a four-part series entitled Frank Bascombe: An American Life; they will broadcast the three further episodes throught the year. The series is based on four Frank Bascombe books - The Sportswriter, Independence Day, The Lay of the Land, and Let Me Be Frank With You. Jock123 (talk) 12:38, 10 June 2024 (UTC)