On july 24, 2009, the literary world lost one of its most beloved storytellers, e. There are now more than 4 million copies of his books in. Aj richardson and dray jones have been lovers since they were college students in south carolina. Nothing quite fits, but to harris s fans, his bestselling novels belong in a genre of their own. Aldridge james aj richardson is living the good life. Lynn harris has wowed and seduced more than three million readers with the wicked drama. I bought this book when it was first released and actually got to meet mr. Openly gay, he was best known for his depictions of africanamerican men who were on the downlow and closeted. The characters in basketball jones come alive through e lynns brilliant writing abilities. Mirron willis also does an admirable job of giving the characters, actions and scenes in the book life. Lynn harris, whose novels about successful and glamorous black men with sexual identity conflicts and the women and men who love them made him one of the nations most popular writers, died. Lynn harris 19552009 was the author of many novels and the memoir what becomes of the brokenhearted. It had moments where i felt like i was really watching a movie and everything was playing out right in front of me. Basketball jones palm beach county library system overdrive.
But when drays teammates begin to ask insinuating questions, dray puts their doubts to rest by marrying judi, a. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. This is a collection that will put it on you even other to archaic thing. There are more than four million copies of his novels in print. E lynn harris aldridge james aj richardson has never had to work a regular job, thanks to his longtime lover, dray jones. The only thing i did not like is that i thought it was really going to take me to another place towards the end of the book, but it didnt. Thanks to his longtime lover, nba star dray jones, he has a gorgeous. Jul 22, 2019 judi knows nothing about drays other life. E lynn harris aldridge james richardson is a kept man and drayton dexter jones is the man whos footing the bills. He has a gorgeous town house in alwaysflavorful new orleans, plenty of frequentflier miles from jetsetting around the country on a whim, and an mbabut hes never had to work a regular job. Basketball jones aj richardson is living the good life. To unlimited your curiosity, we offer the favorite basketball jones e lynn harris record as the complementary today. Lynn harris 19552009 is the author of ten previous novels and the memoir what becomes of the brokenhearted.
He authored ten consecutive books that made the new york times best seller list, making him among the most successful africanamerican or gay authors of his era. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. This book is perfect to read and shows the trouble one has to go through while his own reality. Lynn harris, including invisible life, and just too good to be true, and more on. Author harris died of heart disease, coroner says the. Harris went through a dark period in his life where he attempted suicide before he started writing, which is the sort of theme found in his novels. And this book is, i think, for a lot of people, maybe this. Lynn harris has wowed and seduced more than three million readers with the wicked drama and undeniable heart in his novels. Lynn harris, author info, published books, bio, photo, video, and. The second novel published by the american author e. Now hes back with another winner sure to top the bestseller listsa riproaring tale of sex, secrets, betrayal. Lynn harris 2010, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. E lynn harris aldridge james aj richardsons comfortable life with his longtime lover, famed nba star dray jones, is threatened by the need to hide their relationship to maintain drays public image and by.
Built on a deep and abiding love, their hidden relationship sustains them both. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Basketball jones is the first disappointment from e. Thanks to his longtime lover, nba star dray jones, he has a gorgeous townhouse in. One more book, and i will have read every book written by e.
Lynn harris became a published author in 1991 with invisible life. Basketball jones atlantafulton public library system. The premise behind basketball jones, could have been finely developed. I wish he had more time on this earth to continue the fabulous writing he started as a budding writer. Basketball jones district of columbia public library. Many of his novels made the bestseller list of the new york times and other publications. He authored ten consecutive books that made the new york times best seller list, making him among the most successful africanamerican or gay authors of. Lynn harris explores the consequences of loving someone who is desperate to conform. The only problem is that dray is a rich, handsome nba star, just happens to be married. Coast book tour for his eleventh tome, basketball jones, according to. Lynn harris died of heart disease, coroner says the new.
Buy basketball jones by e lynn harris online at alibris. Access free basketball jones e lynn harris today we coming again, the other amassing that this site has. Basketball jones san diego county library overdrive. The characters in basketball jones come alive through e lynn s brilliant writing abilities. E lynn harris books list of books by e lynn harris. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading basketball jones. Harris taught writing classes at his alma mater, the university of arkansas, and leaned on his students there to gather material for the book.
Lynn harris, who debuted with the selfpublished hit novel. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Thanks to his longtime lover, nba star dray jones, he has a gorgeous townhouse in new orleans, plenty of frequentflier miles, and an mba hes never had to use. This book was published by doubleday books on 1st february of the year 1994. He was unable to get a decent publishing deal for the book, so he selfpublished the book and sold copies from his trunk.
Lynn harris, easy to read and catchy, but the characters do not appeal at least not for me. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Lynn harris has wowed and seduced more than three million readers with the wicked drama and. Aj richardson, the hero of harriss raucous latest, has been the secret boyfriend of nba star drayton jones for seven years. Lynn harris heart pounding this book is a really good read. Basketball jones, which centers on the relationship between a closeted professional athlete and his male lover, is standard harris fare. His numerous awards include the james baldwin award for literary excellence and three blackboards novel of the year awards. He captures the varied perspectives of the characters and leaves you wanting a sequel because you do not want the story to end. This book with its oldfashioned ways of the world did not work for me at all. Lynn harris explores the consequences of loving someone who is forced to conform to the rules society demands its public heroes follow. Basketball jones by e lynn harris book cover, description, publication history. I was looking for something different and decided to read invisible life.
Basketball jones by e lynn harris fantastic fiction. Lynn harris, mirron willis for free with a 30 day free trial. Filled with nonstop twists and turns, it will keep readers riveted from the first page to the last. Jan 05, 2010 buy the paperback book basketball jones by e. Lynn harris, cheerleading sponsorcoach for arkansas and a passionate razorbacks fan, has passed away at 53. Great read i read this book in a total of 7 hours if that. More books like basketball jones may be found by selecting the categories below. Buy this book aj richardson, the hero of harris s raucous latest, has. Lynn harris final novel basketball jones looks at the life of a closeted gay nba star listen. Basketball jones i just finished reading basketball jones and i absolutely enjoyed it. Everette lynn harris june 20, 1955 july 23, 2009 was an american author. Lynn harris author information including a biography, photograph, list of published books. Harris talks about his new book, basketball jones, which depicts and athlete coming to grips with his sexuality, and explains what drives his successful career. I was going on vacation with my parents and needed a book for the long drive.
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