LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert Littal, CEO and founder of BlackSportsOnline and a mainstay in sports media for over 20 years, has signed a publishing agreement with New York-based independent publisher Heliotrope Books for his debut fiction novel, MAX POWER: A Maxwell Powers Mystery. The novel is slated for release during Super Bowl week 2027.
Written under the pen name RL Little, MAX POWERÂ marks Littal's first foray into fiction and introduces readers to a new genre he describes as "Sports Noir." In the novel, Maxwell Powers, a retired NBA champion who has faced significant personal and professional setbacks, finds himself at the center of a murder mystery involving secrets and intrigue that lurk beneath the glamour of professional sports.
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