Editing Bill James (section)

== Other writing ==
James has written two [[true crime]] books, ''Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence'' (2011) and – together with his daughter Rachel McCarthy James – ''[[The Man from the Train]]'' (2017).  The latter is an attempt to link scores of murders of entire families in the early 20th century United States to a single perpetrator. Those murders include the [[Villisca axe murders]]. The Jameses propose a solution to the murders based on the signature elements these killings share with each other.

James is a fan of the [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|University of Kansas men's basketball team]] and has written about basketball. He has created a formula for what he calls a "safe lead" in the sport.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 17, 2008 |title=The Lead is Safe |url=http://www.slate.com/id/2185975/ |magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]}}</ref>