I know there’s a few folks who subscribed to this newsletter for updates about the book I was working on about high school basketball on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Well, after nearly two years of work, research, interviews, travel and more, it’s here.
Some advance praise for the book…
“There’s something genuinely beautiful in the pairing of a passionate journalist and the topic he’s meant to write. Mitchell Northam’s love for basketball and Maryland’s Eastern Shore shines throughout this doggedly researched ode to sport. Bravo.” – Jeff Pearlman, New York Times bestselling author of Showtime and Three Ring Circus.
“This book is fully a community treasure and a richly deserved celebration of a regional passion. But it took a writer of Mitchell Northam’s immense talent and relentless determination to take the ball, drive the lane and make the shot.” – Ted Shockley, publisher and founder of Eastern Shore First, and author of The Graduate and the Beagle.
“Mitchell Northam has captured a fertile and often undiscovered set of stories about both the women’s and men’s games. Drawing on his excellent reporting skills and tireless pursuit of the hidden story, Northam has given us a vital new look at a region that has helped shape the game we all love.” – Howard Megdal, editor and founder of The Next women’s basketball newsroom, and author of The Baseball Talmud.