![]() What drew you to the story in the first place?īissinger: It's an idea that was actually kicking around in my head for 20 years before I wrote it, at least subliminally. 's Jeff Merron recently spoke to Bissinger, who's promoting the movie version, which opens this Friday.ġ. It was recently named the best sports book of the past 25 years by ESPN. ![]() Author Buzz Bissinger discusses his book.Since the original publication, the book has never been out of print and has sold about 700,000 copies.Īs "Friday Night Lights" his theaters this Friday and the ESPN Book Club debuts on, takes an in-depth look at the story of Odessa (Texas) Permian High School football: It was an instant success, spending 15 weeks on the New York Times Book Review best-seller list. "Buzz" Bissinger's book about the Odessa (Texas) Permian High School football team, was published in 1990. ![]()
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