About the book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2024 ACCORDING TO TIME, NPR, Chicago Review of Books, Lit Hub, Medium, The Millions, Book Riot, and more
LONG-LISTED FOR THE 2025 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NON-FICTION
It might do all of us some good to reconsider what 'making it' even means.
Growing up in Columbus, Ohio, in the 1990s, Hanif Abdurraqib witnessed a golden era of basketball, one in which legends like LeBron James were forged -- and countless others weren’t. His lifelong love of the game leads Abdurraqib into a lyrical, historical, and emotionally rich exploration of what it means to make it, who we think deserves success, the tension between excellence and expectation, and the very notion of role models, all of which he expertly weaves together with intimate, personal storytelling.
There’s Always This Year is a triumph from one of America’s most celebrated and insightful writers. It brims with joy, pain, solidarity, comfort, outrage, and hope. No matter the subject, Abdurraqib’s exquisite writing is always poetry, always profound, and always a clarion call to radically reimagine how we think about our culture, and ourselves.
Editions of There's Always This Year
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780241697153
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781802065824
- EBook
- ISBN 9781802065831
Read an Excerpt
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2024 ACCORDING TO TIME, NPR, Chicago Review of Books, Lit Hub, Medium, The Millions, Book Riot, and more
LONG-LISTED FOR THE 2025 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NON-FICTION
It might do all of us some good to reconsider what 'making it' even means.
Growing up in Columbus, Ohio, in the 1990s, Hanif Abdurraqib witnessed a golden era of basketball, one in which legends like LeBron James were forged -- and countless others weren’t. His lifelong love of the game leads Abdurraqib into a lyrical, historical, and emotionally rich exploration of what it means to make it, who we think deserves success, the tension between excellence and expectation, and the very notion of role models, all of which he expertly weaves together with intimate, personal storytelling.
There’s Always This Year is a triumph from one of America’s most celebrated and insightful writers. It brims with joy, pain, solidarity, comfort, outrage, and hope. No matter the subject, Abdurraqib’s exquisite writing is always poetry, always profound, and always a clarion call to radically reimagine how we think about our culture, and ourselves.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is There's Always This Year about?
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2024 ACCORDING TO TIME, NPR, Chicago Review of Books, Lit Hub, Medium, The Millions, Book Riot, and more
LONG-LISTED FOR THE 2025 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NON-FICTION
It might do all of us some good to reconsider what 'making it' even means.
Growing up in Columbus, Ohio, in the 1990s, Hanif Abdurraqib witnessed a golden era of basketball, one in which legends like LeBron James were forged -- and countless others weren’t. His lifelong love of the game leads Abdurraqib into a lyrical, historical, and emotionally rich exploration of what it means to make it, who we think deserves success, the tension between excellence and expectation, and the very notion of role models, all of which he expertly weaves together with intimate, personal storytelling.
There’s Always This Year is a triumph from one of America’s most celebrated and insightful writers. It brims with joy, pain, solidarity, comfort, outrage, and hope. No matter the subject, Abdurraqib’s exquisite writing is always poetry, always profound, and always a clarion call to radically reimagine how we think about our culture, and ourselves.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in There's Always This Year?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Memoirs
Where can I read a sample of There's Always This Year?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780241697153
Who is/are the Author/s of the book There's Always This Year?
Hanif Abdurraqib
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
There's Always This Year is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780241697153) and paperback(ISBN 9781802065824) and ebook(ISBN 9781802065831)
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