ONE OF THIS WEEK’S BEST NOVELS OF 2022

The perfect novel for fans of The Last Dance, Hoop Dreams and Winning Time


‘Exquisite. . . Warm, humane, and tragic.’ – JONATHAN LETHEM


At his high school basketball try-outs, nerdy sports-obsessed Brian Blum meets new kid Marcus Hayes. As a sportswriter, Brian spends the following twenty years tracking his friends’ superstar NBA career. But when Marcus mounts his last dance comeback, after a couple of years out of the game, both men must face the tensions of their unlikely dynamic, and the disappointments of getting older.


Praise for The Sidekick:


‘There is something so compelling about the questions of whether these two friends, despite their fraught history and hefty egos, will rekindle a genuine connection . . . you’ll want to know how the game turns out.’ -TLS


‘Compelling and emotionally resonant.’ – Spectator


‘Contemporary fiction’s best kept secret . . . It’s gratifying to observe someone with a large amount of specific knowledge not only imparting that expertise, but unlocking some deeper meaning within it, like a top sports star working their magic.’ – Sunday Business Post

ISBN: 9780571371532
Author: MARKOVITS, BENJAMIN
Available stock: 1
Price: $24.99
Title: Sidekick The