Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend

Bill Russell may be the basketball player who most influenced me as a player and as a man: how he moved and interacted with the rest of the team and conducted himself with class and dignity off the court. This memoir of his friendship with Celtics coach “Red” Auerbach celebrates the bond that lasted a lifetime.

Fearless Jones

by Walter Mosley This crime drama features the Easy Rawlins author’s lesser-known characters. When Paris Minton’s bookstore burns to the ground, he enlists felon Fearless Jones’ help. Though it’s a noirish mystery, Paris often ruminates with wit and charm on what it means to be black in America.