There's Always This Year

A truly original, beautiful, and poignant sports book

A fascinating blend of creative writing and poetry, this is a book grounded in basketball. This is also a book that ultimately is not about basketball, instead looking at the people and places that make us—joys and pains, misses and baskets, role models and fallen heroes—through an intimate look into the Cleveland neighborhoods Abdurraqib (and LeBron James) grew up in.  This is read by the author and has the feel of great spoken word poetry.