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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the greatest basketball players of all time, having won six NBA championships and six MVP awards during his professional career. However, his accomplishments extend far beyond the basketball court. He is also a prolific author, with a particular interest in jazz, his own career, and historical mystery fiction. One of his most notable works is the Mycroft Holmes series, which he writes with Anna Waterhouse.

In addition to his success as an athlete and author, Abdul-Jabbar is also known for his activism and his work as a cultural ambassador. He was appointed as a Cultural Ambassador of the United States by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2012, and he currently serves on the board of the Skyhook Foundation, which works to bring educational opportunities to underserved communities. Abdul-Jabbar is also a regular contributor to various publications, including The Hollywood Reporter and The Guardian Newspaper.

Abdul-Jabbar was born Lew Alcindor and played center for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1975 to 1989. He is the all-time leading scorer in NBA history and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995. In addition to his contributions to basketball, Abdul-Jabbar is also a talented writer and a respected activist. He has published a number of books on a variety of topics, and his work as a cultural ambassador has allowed him to share his thoughts on politically controversial and socially relevant topics with a wide audience.
Mycroft Books
# Title Year
1 Mycroft Holmes 2015
2 Mycroft and Sherlock 2018
3 The Empty Birdcage 2019
Streetball Crew Books (with Raymond Obstfeld)
# Title Year
1 Sasquatch in the Paint (With: Raymond Obstfeld) 2013
2 Sasquatch in the Paint 2013
3 Stealing the Game (With: Raymond Obstfeld) 2015
4 Stealing the Game 2015
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 Giant Steps: The Autobiography of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1983
2 Black Profiles in Courage 1996
3 A Season on the Reservation: My Soujourn With the White Mountain Apaches 2000
4 Brothers In Arms: The Epic Story of the 761St Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes 2004
5 On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance 2007
6 What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors 2012
7 Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White 2016
8 Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court 2017
9 Kareem 2017
10 Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court 2017
11 Black Cop's Kid: An Essay 2021
12 We All Want to Change the World: My Journey Through Social Justice Movements from the 1960s to Today (With: Raymond Obstfeld) 2025
Graphic Novels
# Title Year
1 Champion (With: Raymond Obstfeld) 2025
MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories Books
# Title Year
1 Part I: 1881 to 1889 (By: Craig Janacek, Denis O. Smith, David Marcum, Daniel McGachey, Derrick Belanger, Martin Rosenstock, Will Thomas, John Hall, Mark Mower, Daniel D. Victor, Hugh Ashton, Jayantika Ganguly, Shane Simmons, Adrian Middleton, John Heywood, Deanna Baran, Amy Thomas, Stephen Wade) 2015
2 Part II: 1890 to 1895 (By: Bill Crider, Lyndsay Faye, Christopher Redmond, Bert Coules, J.R. Campbell, William Patrick Maynard, Sam Wiebe, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Matthew Booth, Jack Grochot, Ann Margaret Lewis, Mike Hogan, Jeremy Branton Holstein, Dick Gillman, Mike Hogan) 2015
3 Part III: 1896 to 1929 (By: Lyn McConchie, James Lovegrove, Matthew J. Elliott, Bob Byrne, Stuart Douglas, David Marcum, Larry Millett, Paul D. Gilbert, Geri Schear, Mark Alberstat, Tim Symonds) 2015
4 Part IV: 2016 Annual (By: David Stuart Davies, Nicholas Utechin, Andy Lane, Richard Doyle, J.R. Campbell, Craig Janacek, Roger Johnson, Bob Byrne, Denis O. Smith, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Daniel McGachey, Derrick Belanger, Matthew Booth, Bonnie MacBird, Mark Mower, Daniel D. Victor, Hugh Ashton, Jayantika Ganguly, Steve Emecz, Deanna Baran, Arthur Hall, Vincent W. Wright, Jeremy Holstein, Andrea Mantin Levy, Steven Rothman, Melissa Farnham) 2016
5 Part V (By: James Lovegrove, Nicholas Utechin, Jan Edwards, Matthew J. Elliott, Bert Coules, William Patrick Maynard, Bob Byrne, Denis O. Smith, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Derrick Belanger, Narrelle M. Harris, Mike Chinn, John Hall, Paul D. Gilbert, Mark Mower, Jan Edwards, Hugh Ashton, N. John Hall, Julie McKuras, Tracy J. Revels, Roger Riccard, Amy Thomas, Julie McKuras, Arthur Hall) 2016
6 Part VI (By: David Timson, Nicholas Utechin, Carla Coupe, Jan Edwards, Craig Janacek, Roger Johnson, Bob Byrne, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Derrick Belanger, Mark Mower, Thomas A. Turley, Robert Perret, Jan Edwards, Daniel D. Victor, Hugh Ashton, Geri Schear, Shane Simmons, Julie McKuras, Keith Hann, Steve Emecz, Steve Emecz, Thomas A. Turley, Roger Riccard, Deanna Baran, Thomas A. Turley, Julie McKuras, Tim Symonds, Arthur Hall) 2017
7 Part VII (By: Lee Child, James Lovegrove, Jan Edwards, Rand Lee, John Linwood Grant, Michael Cox, Steven Philip Jones, David Marcum, Mike Chinn, John Hall, Mark Mower, Thomas A. Turley, Jan Edwards, Daniel D. Victor, James Moffett, Hugh Ashton, Geri Schear, Jayantika Ganguly, Shane Simmons, Anna Elliott, Charles Veley, N. John Hall, Adrian Middleton, Mike Hogan, Thomas A. Turley, Mike Hogan) 2017
8 Part VIII: Eliminate The Impossible: 1892-1905 (By: Will Murray, William Meikle, Craig Janacek, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Daniel McGachey, Michael Mallory, Derrick Belanger, Aaron Smith, Paul D. Gilbert, Robert Perret, Jeremy Branton Holstein, Roger Riccard, Tim Symonds, Arthur Hall) 2017
9 Part IX: 2018 Annual (By: Leslie Charteris, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Denis Green, Mark Mower, James Moffett, Geri Schear, Shane Simmons, Robert Stapleton, Roger Riccard, Deanna Baran, Kevin Thornton) 2018
10 Part X: 2018 Annual (By: Will Murray, Kelvin Jones, David Marcum, Martin Rosenstock, Greg Hatcher, Robert Perret, Daniel D. Victor, Hugh Ashton, Jayantika Ganguly, Peter Coe Verbica, Mike Hogan, Dick Gillman, Tim Symonds, Arthur Hall) 2018
11 Part XI: Some Untold Cases (By: Craig Stephen Copland, Will Murray, Leslie Charteris, Stephen Herczeg, Richard Dean Starr, David Marcum, Denis Green, Robert Perret, Hugh Ashton, Jayantika Ganguly, Kevin P. Thornton, Roger Riccard, Deanna Baran, Mike Hogan) 2018
12 Part XII: Some Untold Cases (By: Craig Janacek, John Linwood Grant, David Marcum, Derrick Belanger, Nik Morton, Paul D. Gilbert, Mark Mower, Daniel D. Victor, Robert Stapleton, Mike Hogan, Jane Rubino, Arthur Hall) 2018
13 Part XIII: 2019 Annual 1881-1890 (By: Roger Johnson, Mark Wardecker, David Marcum, Derrick Belanger, Will Thomas, Mark Mower, Hugh Ashton, Shane Simmons, Tim Gambrell, Steve Emecz, Paul Hiscock, Andrew Bryant, Arthur Hall, Brenda Seabrook, Robert Stapleton, S.F. Bennett, Edwin A. Enstrom, M.J.H. Simmonds, Tracy Revels, Sean M. Wright, Marino C. Álvarez, Kevin P. Thornton, Stephen Seitz, Jim French, David Friend, Peter Coe Verbica, Jacquelynn Morris, Melissa Grigsby) 2019
14 Part XV: 2019 Annual (By: Will Murray, Leslie Charteris, Kelvin Jones, David Marcum, Jack Grochot, Denis Green, Mark Mower, Robert Perret, Robert Stapleton, Peter Coe Verbica, Mike Hogan, Tracy J. Revels, Roger Riccard, Dick Gillman, Tim Symonds, Arthur Hall, Robert Stapleton, Peter Coe Verbica) 2019
15 Part XIV: 2019 Annual (By: Stephen Herczeg, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Matthew Booth, I.A. Watson, Geri Schear, Jayantika Ganguly, Anna Elliott, Charles Veley, Liz Hedgecock, Harry DeMaio, Tracy J. Revels, Roger Riccard, Thomas A. Burns, Jr., Arthur Hall, Edwin A. Enstrom) 2019
16 Part XVII: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth (By: Will Murray, David Marcum, Michael Mallory, Anna Elliott, Charles Veley, Jane Rubino, Chris Chan, Arthur Hall) 2019
17 Part XVIII: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth 1899-1925 (With: Matthew J. Elliott, Craig Janacek, Gareth Tilley, Kelvin I. Jones, Roger Johnson, David Marcum, Roger Silverwood, Christopher James, Steve Emecz, Harry DeMaio, Matthew White, Paul Hiscock, Arthur Hall, S.F. Bennett, Thomas A. Burns Jr., Roger Stapleton, Tom Turley, Tracey J. Revels, Nick Cardillo) 2019
18 Part XVI: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth (By: Josh Pachter, Victoria Watson, David Marcum, Kevin Jones, Mark Mower, Jayantika Ganguly, Shane Simmons, Tim Gambrell, Elizabeth Sophia Watson, Brenda Seabrooke, Andrew Bryant, Kevin Thornton, Arthur Hall, Tracy Revels, David Friend) 2019
19 Part XX: 2020 Annual (By: Will Murray, Matthew J. Elliott, Steven Philip Jones, David Marcum, I.A. Watson, Mark Mower, Robert Perret, Anna Elliott, Charles Veley, Sonia Fetherston, Harry DeMaio, Harry DeMaio, Deanna Baran, Susan Knight, Kevin Thornton, Arthur Hall, Tracy Revels, Thomas A. Burns Jr.) 2020
20 Part XXI: 2020 Annual (By: John Lawrence, Leslie Charteris, Bob Byrne, David Marcum, Stephen Mason Merrill, Michael Mallory, Derrick Belanger, Denis Green, Mark Mower, Hugh Ashton, Geri Schear, Jayantika Ganguly, John Lawrence Toole, Peter Coe Verbica, Dick Gillman, Paula Hammond, Jane Rubino, Arthur Hall, Peter Coe Verbica) 2020
21 Part XIX: 2020 Annual (By: Craig Stephen Copland, Will Murray, David Marcum, James Moffett, Tim Gambrell, Matthew White, Robert Stapleton, Peter Coe Verbica, Ian Ableson, Kevin P. Thornton, Roger Riccard, Ian Ableson, Matthew White, Thomas A. Turley, Brenda Seabrooke, Dick Gillman, Andrew Bryant, Chris Chan, Arthur Hall, Robert Stapleton, Sean M. Wright, David Friend, Peter Coe Verbica, Nick Cardillo) 2020
22 Some More Untold Cases Part XXII: 1877-1887 (By: Leslie Charteris, Denis O. Smith, David Marcum, Stephen Mason Merrill, Derrick Belanger, Denis Green, Richard Paolinelli, Mark Mower, Geri Schear, Liese Sherwood-Fabre, Ian Ableson, Kevin P. Thornton, Susan Knight, Tracy J. Revels, Roger Riccard, Chris Chan, Tim Symonds, Robert Stapleton, S.F. Bennett, Kevin P. Thornton) 2020
23 Part XXIII: 1888-1894 (By: Dacre Stoker, Will Murray, Matthew J. Elliott, Craig Janacek, Steven Philip Jones, Leverett Butts, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Mike Chinn, I.A. Watson, Paul D. Gilbert, Hugh Ashton, Shane Simmons, Tim Gambrell, Paul Hiscock, Margaret Walsh, Tracy J. Revels, Barry Clay, Margaret Walsh, Jane Rubino, Arthur Hall) 2020
24 Part XXIV: 1895-1903 (By: Craig Stephen Copland, John Lawrence, John Linwood Grant, Stephen Herczeg, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, John Davis, Jayantika Ganguly, Kevin P. Thornton, Susan Knight, Harry DeMaio, Tracy J. Revels, Harry DeMaio, Brenda Seabrooke, Dick Gillman, Paula Hammond, Arthur Hall, Kevin P. Thornton, Thomas A. Burns Jr.) 2020
25 Part XXV: 2021 Annual 1881-1888 (By: Peter Lovesey, Matthew J. Elliott, Craig Janacek, Roger Johnson, Denis O. Smith, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Hugh Ashton, Kevin McCann, Steve Emecz, Matthew White, Martin Daley, Paul Hiscock, Jane Rubino, Chris Chan, Robert Stapleton, M.J.H. Simmonds, Brenda Seagrove, Keith Hann, Hal Glatzer, Stephen Gaspar) 2021
26 Part XXVI (By: Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, I.A. Watson, Frank Schildiner, Mark Mower, James Moffett, Geri Schear, Naching T. Kassa, Adrian Middleton, Peter Coe Verbica, Margaret Walsh, James Gelter, Ian Ableson, Kevin P. Thornton, Harry DeMaio, Anthony Gurney, Ian Ableson, Harry DeMaio, Dick Gillman, Mike Hogan, Susan Knight, Arthur Hall, Kevin P. Thornton, Peter Coe Verbica) 2021
27 Part XXVII: 2021 Annual 1898-1928 (By: Craig Stephen Copland, Peter Lovesey, Will Murray, John Lawrence, Leslie Charteris, Stephen Herczeg, Roger Johnson, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, John Davis, Denis Green, Tim Gambrell, Tracy J. Revels, Jeremy Branton Holstein, Thomas A. Turley, S.C. Toft, Roger Riccard, Steve Emecz, Arthur Hall) 2021
28 Part XXX: More Christmas Adventures 1897-1928 (By: Nancy Holder, Roger Johnson, D.J. Tyrer, David Marcum, Michael Mallory, Geri Schear, Jayantika Ganguly, Shane Simmons, Naching T. Kassa, Tim Gambrell, Steve Emecz, Paul Hiscock, Andrew Bryant, Paula Hammond, Susan Knight, Kevin Thornton, J.S. Rowlinson, Julie McKuras, J. Lawrence Matthews, Jane Rubino, Chris Chan, Arthur Hall) 2021
29 Part XXIX: More Christmas Adventures 1889-1896 (By: Craig Stephen Copland, Gordon Linzner, Roger Johnson, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Derrick Belanger, I.A. Watson, Frank Schildiner, Paul D. Gilbert, Tracy J. Revels, Steve Emecz, Ian Ableson, Wayne Anderson, Barry Clay, Harry DeMaio, Matthew White, Margaret Walsh, Dan Rowley, Arthur Hall) 2021
30 Part XXVIII: More Christmas Adventures 1869-1888 (By: Nancy Holder, Will Murray, John Lawrence, Stephen Herczeg, Roger Johnson, David Marcum, Mark Mower, Liz Hedgecock, Tim Gambrell, Roger Riccard, Steve Emecz, Deanna Baran, Thomas A. Turley, Brenda Seabrooke, Thomas A. Burns, Jr., Amy Thomas, Jeffrey A. Lockwood, Martin Daley, Dick Gillman, Paul Hiscock, Mike Hogan) 2021
31 Part XXVIII: More Christmas Adventures 1869-1888 (By: Nancy Holder, David Marcum) 2021
32 XXXI: 2022 Annual 1875-1887 (By: John Lawrence, Gordon Linzner, Kelvin I. Jones, Roger Johnson, D.J. Tyrer, David Marcum, I.A. Watson, Geri Schear, Tracy J. Revels, Steve Emecz, Dan Rowley, Susan Knight, Tim Symonds, Arthur Hall, Robert Stapleton, Hal Glatzer, Sean Wright, Jeffrey Hatcher, Terry Golledge, David MacGregor, Emma West, Kevin Patrick McCann, Thomas Burns, Steven Herczeg) 2022
33 Part XXXII: 2022 Annual 1888-1895 (By: Will Murray, Craig Janacek, David Marcum, Mike Chinn, Paul Hiscock, Hal Glatzer, James Gelter, Ian Ableson, Mike Hogan, Tracy J. Revels, Roger Riccard, Wayne Anderson, Tim Symonds, Arthur Hall, Hal Glatzer, Terry Golledge, Kevin Patrick McCann, Alan Dimes) 2022
34 Part XIII: 2022 Annual (By: David Marcum) 2022
35 Part XXXI: 2022 Annual (By: David Marcum) 2022
36 Part XXXIII: 2022 Annual 1896-1919 (By: Craig Stephen Copland, Roger Johnson, Mark Wardecker, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Hugh Ashton, Naching T. Kassa, Tracy J. Revels, Steve Emecz, Dan Rowley, Jeffrey A. Lockwood, Martin Daley, Andrew Bryant, Susan Knight, Tim Symonds, Kevin P. Thornton, Tom Turley, Jeffrey Hatcher, Terry Golledge, Josh Cerefice, David MacGregor, Alisha Shea, Emma West) 2022
37 Part XXXIV: However Improbable (By: Will Murray, Leslie Charteris, Stephen Herczeg, Gordon Linzner, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Denis Green, Paul Hiscock, James Gelter, Tracy J. Revels, Roger Riccard, Dan Rowley, Thomas A. Burns, Jr., Chris Chan, Arthur Hall, Tim Newton Anderson, DJ Tyrer, John McNabb, Joseph W. Svec III) 2022
38 Part XXXV: However Improbable (By: David Marcum) 2022
39 Part XXXVI: However Improbable (By: David Marcum) 2022
40 Part XXXVII: 2023 Annual (By: David Marcum) 2023
41 Part XXXVIII: 2023 Annual (By: David Marcum) 2023
42 Part XXXVIII (By: David Marcum) 2023
43 Part XXXIX (By: David Marcum) 2023
44 Part XLII: Further Untold Cases 1894-1922 (By: David Marcum) 2023
45 Part XLI: Further Untold Cases - 1887-1892 (By: David Marcum) 2023
46 Part XLIII: 2024 Annual 1874-1888 (By: David Marcum) 2024
47 Part XLIV: 2024 Annual 1889-1897 (By: David Marcum) 2024
48 Part XLV: 2024 Annual 1898-1917 (By: David Marcum) 2024
49 Part XLVI: Occupants of the Canonical Realm 1861-1889 (By: David Marcum) 2024
50 Part XLVII: Occupants of the Canonical Realm 1890-1898 (By: David Marcum, Chris Chan) 2024
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Part II: 1890 to 1895 2015
2 The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XVIII: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth 1899-1925 2019
3 Part X: 2018 Annual 2018
4 Part XI: Some Untold Cases 2018
5 Part XXXV: However Improbable 2022
6 Part XXXVI: However Improbable 2022
7 Part XXXVII: 2023 Annual 2023