A tall order

If you’re a fan of basketball then today’s your day because basketball star John Amaechi is at Waterstones in Leadenhall Market signing his latest book at 12.30.

John grew up in the glamorous northern town of Stockport, near Manchester, before finding that his basketball skills would take him to college in America and then on to six seasons in the top-flight NBA. His career took on a different slant when he came out as being gay, not something universally accepted in the masculine world of pro-basketball, and eventually he left the NBA and is now pursuing a PhD in psychology. All that indicates that he’s not just your average sportsman so even if you’re not a basketball fan I’d recommend you get down there, buy his book and walk in his shoes for a while.

Waterstones Leadenhall Market
1-3 Whittington Avenue, Leadenhall Market, EC3V 1PJ
020 7220 7882
http://www.waterstones.com