All She Wrote x Mac Crane: A SHARP ENDLESS NEED
When:
Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025 7:00p -
8:30p
Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025 7:00p -
8:30p
Where:
All She Wrote Books
75 Washington Street
Somerville, Massachusetts 02143
Admission:
$7
Hosted by:
Categories:
Good for Groups, LGBTQ+, Meetup, Rainy Day Ideas
Event website:
https://www.allshewrotebooks.com/events-1/all-she-wrote-x-mac-crane
Join All She Wrote Books at on Wednesday, June 18th at 7:00pm, as we host writers Mac Crane and Frankie de la Cretaz! They will discuss Crane's new book, A Sharp Endless Need, a vibrant and intimate novel about growing up, first love, and all the joy and heartbreak of competitive high school basketball.
"Inclusivity" isn't just a buzzword to us. We make every effort to ensure our space and events are accessible to and for everyone. If you or someone in your party needs accommodations, please email us at [email protected].
About A Sharp Endless Need
Star point guard Mack Morris’s senior year of high school begins with twin cataclysms: the death of Mack’s father and the arrival of transfer student Liv Cooper. Playing side by side for their high school basketball team, Mack and Liv discover an electrifying, game-winning chemistry on the court. Off the court, they fall into an equally intoxicating more-than-friendship—one that feels out-of-bounds in their small Pennsylvania town. Mack teeters on the precipice of adulthood as desire and grief collide with drugs, sex, and the looming college signing deadline. Caught between the dual impulses of ambition and self-destruction, Mack must decide what kind of life they want to fight for.
Written with the lush longing of André Aciman’s Call Me by Your Name, the obsessive attention of Jean Kyoung Frazier’s Pizza Girl, and the sweeping romance of the beloved film Love & Basketball, A Sharp Endless Need is a stunning testament to the big feelings of coming-of-age, falling in love, and, of course, playing sports.
About the Author
Mac Crane (they/them) is a former college basketball player and the author of I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself, a New York Times Editors’ Choice, Indie Next pick, and winner of a LAMBDA Literary Award. They have received fellowships from the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, American Short Fiction, and Vermont Studio Center, and their short work has appeared in Literary Hub, The Sun, TriQuarterly, Prairie Schooner, Joyland, and elsewhere. Originally from Allentown, PA, they currently live in San Diego with their family.
About the Speaker
Frankie de la Cretaz (they/them) is an award-winning independent journalist whose work sits at the intersection of sports, gender, and culture. They are the co-author of Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women's Football League, and their writing has been featured in the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, The Atlantic, and more. They also write the queer sports newsletter "Out of Your League."
