Luke Epplin

Luke Epplin

Luke Epplin

Luke Epplin is the author of Moses and the Doctor: Two Men, One Championship, and the Birth of Modern Basketball, and Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball.


His writing has appeared online in The Atlantic, The New Yorker, GQ, Slate, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Paris Review Daily. Born and raised in rural Illinois, Epplin lives outside of New York City with his wife and daughter.

Luke Epplin is the author of Moses and the Doctor: Two Men, One Championship, and the Birth of Modern Basketball, and Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball.


His writing has appeared online in The Atlantic, The New Yorker, GQ, Slate, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Paris Review Daily. Born and raised in rural Illinois, Epplin lives outside of New York City with his wife and daughter.

Luke Epplin is the author of Moses and the Doctor: Two Men, One Championship, and the Birth of Modern Basketball, and Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball.


His writing has appeared online in The Atlantic, The New Yorker, GQ, Slate, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Paris Review Daily. Born and raised in rural Illinois, Epplin lives outside of New York City with his wife and daughter.

COMING FEB 10, 2026

COMING FEB 10, 2026

COMING FEB 10, 2026

MOSES AND THE DOCTOR
TWO MEN, ONE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND THE BIRTH OF MODERN BASKETBALL

MOSES AND THE DOCTOR
TWO MEN, ONE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND THE BIRTH OF MODERN BASKETBALL

MOSES AND THE DOCTOR
TWO MEN, ONE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND THE BIRTH OF MODERN BASKETBALL

The rousing story of two trailblazing superstars—Julius “Dr. J” Erving and Moses Malone—whose improbable alliance and unsung legacies shaped the wildest and most innovative era of basketball history.

The rousing story of two trailblazing superstars—Julius “Dr. J” Erving and Moses Malone—whose improbable alliance and unsung legacies shaped the wildest and most innovative era of basketball history.

The rousing story of two trailblazing superstars—Julius “Dr. J” Erving and Moses Malone—whose improbable alliance and unsung legacies shaped the wildest and most innovative era of basketball history.

ESSAYS BY LUKE EPPLIN

ESSAYS BY LUKE EPPLIN

ESSAYS BY LUKE EPPLIN

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OUR TEAM
THE EPIC STORY OF FOUR MEN AND THE WORLD SERIES THAT CHANGED BASEBALL

OUR TEAM
THE EPIC STORY OF FOUR MEN AND THE WORLD SERIES THAT CHANGED BASEBALL

OUR TEAM
THE EPIC STORY OF FOUR MEN AND THE WORLD SERIES THAT CHANGED BASEBALL

The riveting story of four men―Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige―whose improbable union on the Cleveland Indians in the late 1940s would shape the immediate postwar era of Major League Baseball and beyond.

The riveting story of four men―Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige―whose improbable union on the Cleveland Indians in the late 1940s would shape the immediate postwar era of Major League Baseball and beyond.

The riveting story of four men―Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige―whose improbable union on the Cleveland Indians in the late 1940s would shape the immediate postwar era of Major League Baseball and beyond.