Best books by Mitch Albom

Mitch Albom is a best-selling author, sports journalist, musician, playwright, screenwriter, TV and radio broadcaster, and philanthropist. After starting out his career as a sports journalist, he went on to write 18 books which have sold more than 40 million copies and been translated in 47 languages.

Today he still writes his column for the Detroit Free Press. His most famous book is Tuesdays with Morrie, his first non-sports book. Multiple Albom book titles have been featured on the New York Times bestseller list. Here you’ll find the best books by Mitch Albom.

From musician to sports journalist – a biography of Mitch Albom

Mitch Albom was born in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1958. Initially, he wanted to become a cartoonist and then a musician, but eventually graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Brandeis University. But Albom stayed true to his ambition of becoming a musician and wrote and produced several songs. While in New York, he started volunteering and freelancing in journalism. He returned to college to study journalism and earned an MJ and MBA at Columbia University.

After contributing to publications such as GEO, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Sports Illustrated, he moved to Detroit and joined The Detroit Free Press. His columns were gathered into the best-selling collectible Live Albom books. Music still played a role in his life. In the early 1990s, he joined the Rock Bottom Remainders, a band that went on to have moderate success.

In 1995, he married Janine Sabino. The same year, he ran into his former professor, Morrie Schwartz, who was battling Lou Gehrig’s disease. Mitch decided to document his weekly conversations with Morrie in a book, with the proceeds going toward the medical costs. Since writing Tuesdays with Morrie, Albom has written several successful novels.

Mitch Albom has won multiple awards, including Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement by the Associated Press Sports Editors in 2010. He was the 1998 National Sports Media Association Sportswriter of the Year. In May 2017, he entered the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.

Altogether, Mitch Albom has set up nine different charities, including the Have Faith Haiti Mission & Orphanage in Port-au-Prince, www.saydetroit.org, a Hole in the Roof Foundation, and A Time to Help.

Today, Mitch Albom hosts a daily radio show and continues writing and running his charities.

Best Mitch Albom books

Many Albom books have made it onto the New York Times bestseller list. Here are the ones you can’t miss.

Fab Five: Basketball Trash Talk the American Dream (1993)

Chronicling the success of the Fab Five, Ray Jackson, Juan Howard, Jimmy King, Jalen Rose, and Chris Webber, during the 1992-1993 NCCA, the author delivers insight, excitement, and a basketball story that captivated the nation.

Tuesdays with Morrie (1997)

Mitch Albom documents his weekly visits to Morrie Schwartz, who is dying from ALS. The television movie of the book starring Jack Lemon won him an Emmy.

Tuesdays with Morrie is also a play, with its first-time performance at the Wharton Center in Michigan coming 25 years after its publication.

Have a Little Faith: A True Story (2009)

While writing the eulogy of his childhood rabbi, Albom examines fundamental questions of faith, race, war, peace, and religion. The book was released as a TV movie starring Laurence Fishburne in 2011.

Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family (2019)

This is the beautiful story of Mitch’s daughter Chika, a Haitian orphan he took home to raise, only to discover she had terminal cancer.

Human Touch: A fictional Story Told in Real-Time

Written and published in real-time during the coronavirus pandemic, Mitch Albom explores how members of a Michigan community cope and how relationships are put to the test.

Other must-read Mitch Albom titles include, For One More Day (2006), The Time Keeper (2012), The First Phone Call from Heaven (2013), and The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto (2015).

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In addition to Mitch Albom’s Finding Chika, Stories for Haiti, featuring many famous narrators, is a must.

If you love sports books and basketball, check out Mike Krzyzewski’s Beyond Basketball or Chris Paul’s Basketball Dreams. For something a little more spiritual, Michelle Christopher’s Love Letters from Heaven might be just the book for you.

FAQ

Why did Mitch Albom write Tuesdays with Morrie?

He wrote the book to pay Morrie Schwartz’s medical bills. His favorite professor was suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease.

In what order should I read Mitch Albom books?

You can read the books in any order, except leave The Next Person You Meet in Heaven till after The Five People You Meet in Heaven because it is a sequel. It’s worth keeping in mind that Tuesdays with Morrie is Albom’s first non-sports book.

Does Mitch Albom have any children?

Albom has no children but was a father to Chika, a Haitian orphan. Mitch and his wife Janine brought her home to Detroit after she was diagnosed with cancer at the age of five. Sadly, she died two years later.

What is Mitch Albom’s most recent book?

The Stranger in the Lifeboat, published in 2021, is Albom’s most recent book.

How many books has Mitch Albom written?

Altogether, he has published 18 books. Albom recently revealed that he was in Greece “doing research for my upcoming novel.”