“An intelligent, provocative tale that will give pause to many parents of football players at any level.”

—Kirkus Reviews

"What an accomplishment. Brimming with compassion and insight, Reid Forgrave has written an artful and intimate portrait of a former high school football star that travels ambitiously into themes of masculinity, suffering, and the nature of a national obsession. Love, Zac is not just a vital contribution to the national conversation about traumatic brain injury in athletes, it’s so beautifully written it belongs on the shelf alongside classic works of literary journalism.

—Jeanne Marie Laskas, New York Times bestselling author of Concussion

“A tragic, moving story that will linger with readers of sports and biographies in general.”

– Library Journal

“A monumental achievement of deep reporting and expert storytelling. One question echoes from every page of this book: What happened to Zac Easter? In seeking the answers, Reid Forgrave has written a detective story, a love story, and a parable about football, pain and the consequences of the bedrock version of American masculinity.”

—Michael Sokolove, author of The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino and Drama High

“An in-depth exploration not only of football and its risks, but of the empty-calorie culture into which we are driving young men. It will leave you unable to ever watch a football game—at any level—the same way again.”

—Brian Alexander, author of Glass House