I know thereās a few folks who subscribed to this newsletter for updates about the book I was working on about high school basketball on Marylandās Eastern Shore.
Well, after nearly two years of work, research, interviews, travel and more, itās here.
Some advance praise for the bookā¦
āThereās something genuinely beautiful in the pairing of a passionate journalist and the topic heās meant to write. Mitchell Northamās love for basketball and Marylandās Eastern Shore shines throughout this doggedly researched ode to sport. Bravo.ā ā Jeff Pearlman, New York Times bestselling author of Showtime and Three Ring Circus.
āThis book is fully a community treasure and a richly deserved celebration of a regional passion. But it took a writer of Mitchell Northamās immense talent and relentless determination to take the ball, drive the lane and make the shot.ā ā Ted Shockley, publisher and founder of Eastern Shore First, and author of The Graduate and the Beagle.
āMitchell Northam has captured a fertile and often undiscovered set of stories about both the womenās and menās 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.ā ā Howard Megdal, editor and founder of The Next womenās basketball newsroom, and author of The Baseball Talmud.