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Jon Finkel

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Jon Finkel’s Biography

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I have written for Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, GQ, Details, The New York Times, AskMen.com, ComedyCentral.com and many more. I currently write for Yahoo! Sports’ ThePostGame.com, where I contribute profiles on athletes as well as high-profile participatory journalism features.

To that end, I've spent a game night as the Miami Heat's mascot, Burnice, trained for the 40 at the NFL Combine (didn't get drafted), ridden in a Monster Truck (didn't get killed) and even spent a night…

Jon Finkel’s Journalist Portfolio

Weeknight At Burnie's: My Evening As A Mascot For Reigning NBA Champion Miami Heat

Weeknight At Burnie's: My Evening As A Mascot For Reigning NBA Champion Miami Heat

It feels like I'm climbing on a StairMaster wrapped in a wool carpet inside a sauna. My visibility is somewhe…

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A Day In The Life Of College RBs Preparing To Run The 40 At The NFL Draft Combine

A Day In The Life Of College RBs Preparing To Run The 40 At The NFL Draft Combine

There are four coaches with stopwatches, one stationed every 30 feet along the 40-yard path. There is a guy w…

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Blue Devils' Advocate: A First-Hand Account Of What It's Like To Root For Duke On The Road

Blue Devils' Advocate: A First-Hand Account Of What It's Like To Root For Duke On The Road

From afar, I must look like a racquetball bouncing around a crate of oranges -- a lone Duke Blue Devils shirt…

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How Nate Robinson Continues To Soar In NBA

How Nate Robinson Continues To Soar In NBA

College professors rarely mention Nate Robinson in the same lecture as Sir Isaac Newton or Albert Einstein ev…

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Hanging With Grave Digger, Madusa And El Diablo: A Crash Course In Monster Jam Culture

Hanging With Grave Digger, Madusa And El Diablo: A Crash Course In Monster Jam Culture

After a quick dry hop and a couple grunts of its 1,500-horsepower engine, Grave Digger drops the hammer and r…

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Shooting Three-Pointers With Ray Allen

Shooting Three-Pointers With Ray Allen

How do you make the best basketball player on the planet appear ordinary? Have him shoot jumpers next to Ray …

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šŸ’ŖBooks & Biceps 420

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By Jon Finkel
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Boom! Thank you to everyone who has shared this newsletter with a friend or fellow meathead. In fact, if an awesome B&B reader shared this with you, subscribe right here. If youā€™re a new subscriber youā€™ll love this profile that the New Yorker ran on us. The obvious movie comp for this book and its main character, Nate Wilde, a former Green Beret who becomes an archeologist, is Indiana Jones. Iā€™ve seen a lot of readers reference that and itā€™s not wrong.
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💪 Eight Excellent Endorsements

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By Jon Finkel
| Books & Biceps
Boom! Welcome to a special edition of Books & Biceps & Bear Brawl! I have TWO tremendous things to share with you this evening. First, the early reader reviews of Bear Brawl are starting to come in and they’re SPECTACULAR. And I could not be more humbled and happy about it. We've got Edgar-Award Winners, multiple New York Time bestsellers, LA Times bestsellers, USA Today bestsellers and a group of writers here who I greatly admire all saying Bear Brawl is THE THRILLER to read this fall.
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💪Books & Biceps 419

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Boom! Thank you to everyone who has shared this newsletter with a friend or fellow meathead. In fact, if an awesome B&B reader shared this with you, add your e-mail with the subscribe button below: If you’re a new subscriber you’ll love this profile that the New Yorker ran on us. Last week I shared a list of our Top 12 Favorite Fictional Meatheads and Warriors from books and I’m glad so many of you enjoyed it. If you missed the newsletter, you can read it right here.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Newspaper: The Santa Monica Sun - Website: HoopsHype.com

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No.

How is social media changing news?

The news makers don't need us anymore to get their word out. We have to give readers a reason to read.

Awards

American Library Association Award for Young Readers

2003 - Reluctant Young Readers

Won an ALA award for a series of books I wrote for the National Basketball Association's 'Read to Achieve' Program. The series was called "The Greatest Stars of the NBA" and I wrote all 12 books. Each installment was on a different NBA player or NBA theme, including books on LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, etc...