Michael Calvin is one of the UK’s most accomplished
sportswriters, having worked in more than eighty countries. He has
covered every major sporting event, including seven summer Olympic
Games and six World Cup finals. He was named Sports Writer of the
Year for his despatches as a crew member in a round-the-world yacht
race and has twice been named Sports Reporter of the Year.
His book, The Nowhere Men, a study of football scouts, won The
Times Sports Book of the Year prize in 2014. He became the first
author to receive the award in successive years, when Proud, his
collaboration with former Wales and British Lions rugby captain
Gareth Thomas, was named Sports Book of the Year in 2015.
In the same year Living On The Volcano, which exposed the pressures
on managers, was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of
the Year prize. No Nonsense, his collaboration with Joey Barton,
was named Autobiography of the Year in the 2017 British Sports Book
awards.
No Hunger In Paradise, an insight into youth football that spawned
a widely-praised BT Sport documentary, was a Sunday Times
bestseller. State of Play, a study of the morality and social
impact of modern football, was longlisted for the 2018 William Hill
Sports Book of the Year award.
He has been working closely with Thomas Bjorn on Mind Game to
capture the unique nature of golf, and the principles and
philosophies of the world’s best players.
Another landmark work from Mike Calvin, who has taken us beyond the
surface of football to show its true workings. Ground-breaking
reportage with a heart and a conscience. A service to the game.
*Telegraph*
Extraordinary writing, a vital subject, a brilliant read
*Sunday Times*
If you’re in any way interested in what lies beneath the water of
the Premier League Iceberg, read Mike Calvin’s latest book No
Hunger in Paradise
*Guardian*
A fascinating insight which gets to the heart of the matter – and
problems – chasing every kid’s dream. A compelling read for anyone
who likes football and the stories surrounding the stars of
tomorrow. I couldn't put it down.
*Daily Mirror*
Another exceptional piece of work
*Telegraph*
Highly recommended reading. An excellent and important book . . .
No Hunger in Paradise explores the world of youth football and, if
the stories within do one thing, they press the claim for serious
discussion about how the English game treats the thousands of
children who come into contact with the sharper end of youth
football – and their families who often get reeled in to a
cut-throat environment without really understanding what is going
on
*Amy Lawrence*
Eye-opening and compelling
*Iain Macintosh*
Terrifying
*Guardian*
No Hunger in Paradise is somehow both heart-breaking and uplifting.
Just brilliant!
*Waterstones Sport*
No Hunger in Paradise is humbling, educational, worrying and a
great read. Can't recommend it highly enough. One of the best
sports books I've ever read.
*Guardian*
Started reading this and it's brilliant. Seriously recommended. Yet
another important football book from Michael Calvin. In-depth
well-researched accounts of the journey from kids football to the
professional game..or rejection
*TalkSPORT*
If you've any interest in the future of football in this country
and the young players who will provide it, No Hunger in Paradiseis
a must-read.
*Liverpool Echo*
Bleak but brilliant. Contains stories that need to be heard.
*i-Paper*
A brilliant & very important book. Vital, highly recommended.
Tempted to say it's Michael Calvin’s best yet, which is some
praise.
*The Times*
The best sports book I'm likely to read this year. Highly recommend
you buy it.
*Independent*
A brilliant insight into the journey young kids now make from
kicking a ball around in their back garden, through the glossy
facilities of academy football.
*Sunderland Echo*
His research is, as ever, impeccable… No Hunger in Paradise is a
fascinating and fitting finale to a trio of books any football
lover should own.
*Sunday Sport*
Heartbreaking . . . an excellent piece of reportage
*i-Paper*
The award-winning writer’s new forensic, and sometimes alarming,
case study into why some young prospects make the cut – and others
fall away – is fascinating…
The FA would do well to read this if they want success
*FourFourTwo*
Brilliantly sourced and written… As a portrait of the state of the
modern game, No Hunger In Paradise is vital reading. With Calvin’s
previous studies, it serves as a record of what football is like
today and should place him alongside Arthur Hopcraft, John Moynihan
and Hunter Davies in providing the sport with its defining
literature
*When Saturday Comes*
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