Our Last Season A Writer, a Fan, a Friendship Harvey Araton

Harvey Araton is one of New York’s—and the nation’s—best-known sports journalists, having covered thousands of Knicks games over the course of a long and distinguished career. But the person at the heart of OUR LAST SEASON: A Writer, a Fan, a Friendship , is Michelle Musler, a fan who was largely anonymous—except, that is, to the players,coaches, and writers who passed through Madison Square Garden. Musler held season tickets behind the Knicks bench and missed only a few games over the course of 45 years, becoming as big a staple at the Garden as Spike Lee. She and Araton formed an extraordinary friendship during hours spent at the arena—Araton reporting on the latest matchup and Musler cheering on the team, always in her seat and never late. Basketball is the foundation for Araton and Musler's story, but OUR LAST SEASON is a universal narrative of the bittersweet moments of transition we all experience and the special people we entrust to help us get through them. About the Author Harvey Araton is a longtime New York City sports journalist who worked for 25 years at The New York Times , to which he still contributes. He is the author or co-author of seven books, most recently Driving Mr. Yogi , which was a New York Times bestseller. His book When the Garden Was Eden was made into an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, which Araton co-produced. In 2017, he received the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey.