Chuck Klosterman, best-selling author and renowned chronicler of American pop culture, has taken his talents to sports. He’s written a new book, Football, which examines our most popular sport through his unique lens. Klosterman covers football from the widest possible lens, examining the strength of its hold on society—and what ultimately might break that hold and send the sport spiraling to its demise. In the process he weaves tales and observations about every level of the game, from six-man high school ball in Texas to the NFL.
Klosterman recently was at a book-signing event in Louisville sponsored by Carmichael’s Bookstore. I had a chance to discuss the book and the sport with him. The transcript of our discussion, edited for brevity and clarity:
