May 15, 2026 - Sports

Read like Wemby: San Antonio library spotlights Spurs star's favorites

Madalyn Mendoza

Exhibit with white pedestals labeled READ, LIKE, and WEMBY; small book covers displayed; a sign references Victor Wembanyama and Robert Jordan's "Warrior of the Altaii". — The Wemby-inspired collection. Photo: Courtesy of San Antonio Public Library

San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) is celebrating avid reader and Spurs star Victor Wembanyama with a curated collection inspired by his favorite science fiction books.

The latest: The Central Library now has a "Read Like Wemby" display, which is basically a real-life version of the Spurs phenom's Goodreads shelf, featuring titles like "Warrior of the Altaii" by Robert Jordan, "The World We Make" by N.K. Jemisin and "The Mime Order" by Samantha Shannon.

The library also offers the curated reading list online.

What they did: SAPL built the collection using a mix of publicly shared reading picks, including books Wembanyama has been photographed carrying in and out of games, plus recommendations from library staff, spokesperson Yvonne Ramirez tells Axios.

The bottom line: Wembanyama's recent elbow-throwing Flagrant may have shocked NBA fans, but San Antonians have largely come to know him as a bookworm who reads nightly before his 9pm bedtime.

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