On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports.
…join the author, Christine Brennan, during for our Monday Zoom call today.
Rumor has it our podcast guest today might need to scoot a couple of minutes before 1 p.m. to be interviewed by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer.
National sports writer, Christine Brennan, joins us today as she launches her new book, On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports. The book will be available starting tomorrow, but you can join today’s conversation. Here is the Zoom link:
Christine Brennan is an award-winning national sports columnist for USA TODAY; a commentator for ABC, CNN, and PBS NewsHour; and the bestselling author of Inside Edge, named one of the top 100 sports books of all time by Sports Illustrated. She has been selected as one of the country’s top ten sports columnists multiple times by the Associated Press Sports Editors and has covered the last twenty-one Olympic Games, summer and winter.
Our guest knows a thing or two about being the first to do such-and-such, having been the first woman sportswriter at The Miami Herald, the first woman to cover Washington’s NFL team for The Washington Post, and the first president of the Association for Women in Sports Media.
I’ve invited a few of my favorite women’s sports fans to join us, too. Mary Riche and
, , , and . Their combined coverage of sports in Iowa will be on display as we get to know the author during today's podcast.Thanks to our friends at Beaverdale Books for arranging this interview. They will be hosting an event with the author on July 15th from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Registration for this and other Iowa events is below.
Christine Brennan’s Iowa Appearances Next Week
July 14 with Dog-Eared Books
Where: Alluvial Brewing Company, 3715 W. 190th St., Ames
When: 7 p.m.
Price: Free, but advanced registration is required
Special guests: Lyndsey Fennelly
July 15 with Beaverdale Books
Where: Franklin Event Center, 4801 Franklin Ave., Des Moines
When: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Price: Tickets start at $35. Includes a copy of the book
July 16 with Sidekick Coffee & Books
Where: University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame, 425 Prairie Meadow Drive, Iowa City
When: 7 p.m.
Price: $60. Includes a copy of the book, complimentary appetizers and desserts and a book signing with the author.
Special guests: Lisa Bluder and Jan Jensen.
Iowa Writers’ Collaborative
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The Okoboji Writers’ and Songwriters’ Retreat
There are still seats remaining for what has been a sell-out event the past four years. Come! September 28-Octover 1. More:
As a former sports writer and voter on the AP college women's basketball poll, I look forward to this.
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