He is the author of three books, including Freedom’s Main Line: the Journey of Reconciliation and the Freedom Rides, (2009, paper 2011), Beyond the Pitch: The Spirit, Culture, and Politics of Brazil’s 2014 World Cup (2014) and Bleeding Red: A Red Sox Fan’s Diary of the 2004 Season (2005). He is currently working on a book on bus boycotts in the United States and South Africa in the 1940s and 1950s. He has contributed numerous columns and articles on American and African politics and sports to many publications. Catsam lives with his wife, who is also a historian, in Odessa, Texas, and maintains his lifelong love for Boston sports teams.