The next installment of Kobe Bryant's best-selling book series is here ... and Vanessa is paying tribute to her husband's work on the bittersweet day.
The book, "Season One" is a follow-up to Kobe's NYT Bestselling work, "The Wizenard Series: Training Camp" ... which focuses on a young hooper named Reggie, who dreams of being a basketball superstar.
Vanessa celebrated the news on Instagram Tuesday ... saying "Welcome back to Dren! We hope you are all ready to catch up with the West Bottom Badgers for another magical basketball season."
The book shares a quote from the late Kobe Bryant after the title page .