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Bookworm, no. 37

Bookworm, no. 37

A review of Nav Bhatia’s “The Heart of a Superfan.” Liam Rockall reads the latest Arthur Beauchamp novel. A page from “Defending Animals.” Inside the April issue.

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Apr 02, 2024
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The Sixth Man

The Heart of a Superfan: A Memoir of Grit, Love, Family and Basketball
Nav Bhatia, with Tamara Baluja
Penguin Random House Canada
304 pages, hardcover, ebook, and audiobook

At a game during the 1997–98 season, the Toronto Raptors co-founder Isiah Thomas handed a “loud, enthusiastic Punjabi” sitting courtside a jersey that said “Superfan.” Nav B…

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