"Kendrick Perkins doesn't just have one voice, he has many." That's a line from the book proposal for The Education of Kendrick Perkins, the thrillingly unconventional new memoir from the ESPN basketball analyst and former NBA star, co-written with podcast guest Seth Rogoff, who helps to give voice to his subject's "many voices" in astonishing ways.

A cultural critic and professor of history and English based in Prague, Rogoff might seem an unlikely match for a traditional sports memoir, but the novelist and Kafka translator brings a fresh perspective to the genre and offers a compelling assist, as one the game's most colorful and outspoken commentators reflects on his time on the court in a voice that is uniquely and compellingly his own.

Together, Perkins and Rogoff shine meaningful light on the state of racism in America, and in the NBA, and sound a call for justice and social change, in a book hailed by Kirkus Reviews as "a well-balanced blend of activism and memoir…" Join us for a conversation on the making of what will surely be one of the most talked-about sports memoirs of the season.

Learn more about Seth Rogoff:

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• Seth's novels First, The Raven: A Preface, Thin Rising Vapors, and the forthcoming The Kirschbaum Lectures are all available from The Sagging Meniscus Press.

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