There's Always This Year

There’s Always This Year
Author: Hanif Abdurraqib
Format: Hardcover | Publication Date: March 26, 2024 | ISBN: 9780593448793

From the award-winning author of A Little Devil in America comes a heartfelt, poetic reflection on basketball, belonging, and the complexities of home. Set against the backdrop of 1990s Columbus, Ohio, Hanif Abdurraqib weaves memories of a golden era of the game—where legends like LeBron James were born—with deeply personal stories of family, ambition, and identity.

Lyrical and moving, There’s Always This Year transcends sports writing. It explores what it means to “make it,” the weight of expectations, and how we define greatness. With his signature blend of vulnerability and cultural insight, Abdurraqib delivers a memoir that is as much about the game as it is about the people, places, and moments that shape us.

⭐️ Longlisted for the National Book Award & Andrew Carnegie Medal
📚 One of the Best Books of the Year – The New York Times, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, and more.

A stunning meditation on joy, pain, legacy, and love—this is storytelling at its most profound.