Nicholas David Bowman is associate professor of communication studies at West Virginia University.John S. W. Spinda is assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Clemson University. Jimmy Sanderson is director of marketing, communications, and faculty relations for Clemson Online at Clemson University.

• Section 1: Roots of Fantasy SportsChapter 1: The Origin of Fantasy SportsShaun M. Anderson and Nicholas David BowmanChapter 2: Simulations and Fantasy Sports: The Forgotten Element?John S. W. SpindaChapter 3: Fantasy Sports across the PondNicholas M. Watanabe, Grace Yan, and Pamela WickerSection 2: Fans and FandomChapter 4: “I wouldn’t pick them to save my season:” The impact of rivalry on fantasy footballJohn S. W. Spinda and Cody HavardChapter 5: Rooting With Your Rivals: Social Presence in Fantasy SportsAndy Boyan, David Westerman, and Emory S. DanielChapter 6: Draft Day: Risk, responsibility, and fantasy footballAndrew BaergChapter 7: A Cluster Criticism of Justifications of Fantasy Sports for WomenKatherine LavelleChapter 8: The Role of Self-Disclosure in Fantasy Sport League SatisfactionChristopher C. Gearhart, Shaughan A. Keaton and, Brody RuihleySection 3: Fantasy and Sports MediaChapter 9: Legacy Media and Fantasy SportsSteve Bien-Aimé and Marie HardinChapter 10: Fantasy Sports and Mediated FandomBrendan Dwyer, Stephen L. Shapiro, and Joris DrayerChapter 11:“It Was All Your Fault”: Identity and Fan Messaging to Athletes at the Intersection of Fantasy Sport and Social MediaJames SandersonSection 4: The Institutional PerspectiveChapter 12: Fantasy Sport and World Cup ViewershipPamela Wicker, Nicholas M. Watanabe, and Grace YanChapter 13: Fantasy Sports Law: A PrimerMark GrabowskiSection 5: For the Love of the Fantasy GameChapter 14: Exploring the Braintrust: The Evolution and Impact of the Fantasy Sport Trade AssociationBrody J. Ruihley and Andrew C. BillingsChapter 15: Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS): The Future of Fantasy GamesRenee Miller

The book Fantasy Sports and the Changing Sports Media Industry, by Nicholas Bowman, John Spinda, and Jimmy Sanderson, provides a timely and detailed examination of fantasy sports and how the sports-media industry has changed to accommodate the expanding appetite for media surrounding players and teams that affect an owner’s fantasy team…. Overall, the collection of work on fantasy sports compiled by the editors is very timely and thorough. The book could be used in a sport communication course as a supplementary text to attract students into exploring how communication plays into fantasy sports. Fantasy sports are complex, and this book is a large step toward educating many on fantasy sport and the impact it has on its participants. The book is full of interesting content that will leave readers with an increased understanding of fantasy sports and could even help them manage fantasy-sport teams of their own.