Cassius X: A Legend In The Making
Stuart Cosgrove, Polygon, £12.99
Another belter from The Soul Trilogy author and broadcaster Cosgrove.
In Cassius X, now out in paperback, he shines a light on how black music lit up politically turbulent 1960s America and how boxer Cassius Clay – inspired and influenced by the Black Power movement and his spiritual advisor, Malcolm X – made his remarkable transformation to Muhammad Ali.