Join Faber Members for 10% off your first order. Use code members10.
Summary
ONE OF THE WEEK‘S BEST NOVELS OF 2022
‘Exquisite. . . Warm, humane, and tragic.’ JONATHAN LETHEM
‘Compelling and emotionally resonant.’ Spectator
At his high school basketball try-outs, nerdy sports-obsessed Brian Blum meets new kid Marcus
Hayes. As a sportswriter, Brian spends the following twenty years tracking his friends’ superstar NBA
career. But when Marcus mounts his last dance comeback, after a couple of years out of the game,
both men must face the tensions of their unlikely dynamic, and the disappointments of getting
older.
Praise for The Sidekick:
‘There is something so compelling about the questions of whether these two friends, despite their
fraught history and hefty egos, will rekindle a genuine connection . . . you’ll want to know how the
game turns out.’ TLS
‘Contemporary fiction’s best kept secret . . . It’s gratifying to observe someone with a large amount of specific knowledge not only imparting that expertise, but unlocking some deeper meaning within it, like a top sports star working their magic.’ Sunday Business Post
BenjaminMarkovits
Ben Markovits grew up in Texas, London and Berlin. He is the author of many novels, including Either Side of Winter, You Don’t Have To Live Like This and The Rest of Our Lives, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2025. He has published essays, stories, poetry and reviews on subjects ranging from the Romantics to American sports…
Read MoreBenjaminMarkovits
More books by Benjamin Markovits
Faber authors have great taste. That’s why we asked them to recommend their best books of the year for 2025.
The ultimate Christmas Reading List from the Faber team, with the very best books you could read or gift this …
Publishing Director Angus Cargill acquired UK, Commonwealth and Translation rights to Starting Out from Georgia Garrett at RCW. It will …
The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits has been shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize. Read an extract from …
Three of the thirteen titles announced in the Booker Prize 2025 longlist last week are books by Faber authors. Find …
We bring you the best books for Father’s Day (15 June) with a reading list selection that will make ideal …
Ben Markovits new book The Rest of Our Lives is out now. Here, the author talks about his favourite road …
Basketball-player-turned-author Benjamin Markovits’s latest novel, The Sidekick, is an unforgettable story about basketball and race, friendship and envy, and the …