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Here’s Where You Can Get a Signed Copy of ALL IN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Billie Jean King!

 

On August 17th, 2021, BAM! BOOKS-A-MILLION is a great place place to get a SIGNED COPY of the brand-new Hardback, ALL IN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Billie Jean King!

Here’s a LINK where you can preorder your copy(s). Due to Limited Stock, Multi-Copy Orders May be Reduced to 5 Copies Per Household.

The Price is $30 per book & BAM! CLUB Members get Free Shipping!

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon’s BEST OF AUGUST Pick – ALL IN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Billie Jean King!

 

Just a quick post to share this amazing photo taken in New York City! Billie Jean King’s latest book, which just came out & is titled,  ALL IN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY (Knopf) was picked by the Amazon Editors as one of THE BEST BOOKS OF AUGUST! I mean, just check out this HUGE Double-Sided Billboard, what an honor!!

 

 

 

 

WATCH: James Ellroy WIDESPREAD PANIC: A NOVEL Virtual Book Tour at the Mysterious Bookshop in NYC

 

Please be sure to check out the YouTube Video down below where we share the conversation/interview that James Ellroy had recently with the Mysterious Bookshop’s Tom Wickersham. At that event James Ellroy discusses his new book, WIDESPREAD PANIC: A NOVEL (Knopf).

 



 

 

 

 

THE MODERN ART PODCAST – Interview with FRANCIS BACON: REVELATIONS Authors, Mark Stevens & Annalyn Swan

 

Be sure to check out this recent episode of THE MODERN ART NOTES PODCAST, Episode No. 507, because it features authors Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan; and Kathryn Brown.

Stevens and Swan are the co-authors of the biography “Francis Bacon: Revelations”, a broad-ranging look at the British artist’s life and work. It was recently published by Knopf.  Stevens and Swan’s 2005 biography of Willem de Kooning won a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.

Kathryn Brown is the author of “Henri Matisse,” a critical biography just released as part of Reaktion Books’ “Critical Lives” series. Brown’s book offers new ideas about important paintings and presents the ways in which contemporary critics engaged with and presented Matisse’s work. 

We’ve embedded it here down below for your listening pleasure… so listen to it! Ha Ha!

 

 

 

 

 

On SEPT 21: Preorder Your SIGNED COPY of VANDERBILT by Anderson Cooper!

 

 

On September 21, 2021, BAM! BOOKS-A-MILLION is THE place to get a SIGNED COPY of the brand-new Hardback, VANDERBILT: THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN DYNASTY by Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe!

Here’s a LINK where you can preorder your copy(s). Due to Limited Stock, Multi-Copy Orders May be Reduced to 5 Copies Per Household.

The Price is $30 per book & BAM! CLUB Members get Free Shipping!

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUGUST 24 – Los Angeles Times BOOK CLUB Welcomes BILLIE JEAN KING on Her New Book, ALL IN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY!

 

Tennis legend Billie Jean King joins L.A. Book Club Readers Aug. 24 to discuss “All In” with Times executive sports editor Christian Stone.About this event:

Special offer: A limited number of autographed copies of “All In” are available for L.A. Times Book Club readers. Order your signed book — with a Los Angeles Times Book Club tote — before they sell out. Use the ticket link below.

Billie Jean King’s memoir recounts her childhood growing up in Long Beach, competing across Southern California (“the cradle of tennis”) in an era before sports scholarships for women and embarking on a lifelong journey to find herself.

“All In” is set against the backdrop of the women’s movement, civil rights movement and later the fight for LGBTQ rights. King details a groundbreaking career that included six years as the world’s No. 1 women’s tennis player and defeating Bobby Riggs on live TV in the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes.”

When: Billie Jean King will be in conversation with Times executive sports editor Christian Stone on Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. PT.

Where: This virtual book club event will be streaming on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Once you sign up for tickets on Eventbrite, we’ll send a direct watch link in advance of the event.

Books: 

“All In: An Autobiography” will be published by Knopf on Aug. 17th.

Place your pre-order now to receive one of a limited number of signed books with a book club tote. This special package will be shipped from {pages} a Bookstore, a women-owned independent bookseller in Manhattan Beach.

More info:

What would you like to ask Billie Jean King? Share your questions in advance of book club night by sending an email to bookclub@latimes.comStay in the loop: Sign up for the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter for updates and the latest news.

 

 

 

 

 

 

WATCH LIVE, SEPT 12TH – BILLIE JEAN KING’S New Book, ALL IN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY in Conversation with Katie Couric!

Billie Jean King, All In: An Autobiography

Sunday, September 12 | 8 pm

MJCCA Book Fest In Your Living Room and the National JCC Literary Consortium Present

BILLIE JEAN KING, All In: An Autobiography
in conversation with Katie Couric, Award-Winning Journalist and New York Times Bestselling Author

Zoom Author Talk & Q & A.

Here’s a LINK to Register & watch the ZOOM Interview.

 

An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice.

In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life’s journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career—six years as the top-ranked woman in the world, twenty Wimbledon championships, thirty-nine grand-slam titles, and her watershed defeat of Bobby Riggs in the famous “Battle of the Sexes.” She poignantly recalls the cultural backdrop of those years and the profound impact on her worldview from the women’s movement, the assassinations and anti-war protests of the 1960s, the civil rights movement, and, eventually, the LGBTQ+ rights movement.

She describes the myriad challenges she’s hurdled—entrenched sexism, an eating disorder, near financial peril after being outed—on her path to publicly and unequivocally acknowledging her sexual identity at the age of fifty-one. She talks about how her life today remains one of indefatigable service. She offers insights and advice on leadership, business, activism, sports, politics, marriage equality, parenting, sexuality, and love. And she shows how living honestly and openly has had a transformative effect on her relationships and happiness.

Hers is the story of a pathbreaking feminist, a world-class athlete, and an indomitable spirit whose impact has transcended even her spectacular achievements in sports.

BILLIE JEAN KING is the first female athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She is the founder of the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative, the Women’s Tennis Association, and the Women’s Sports Foundation; she co-founded World Team Tennis, and she is part of the ownership group of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2006, the National Tennis Center was renamed the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. In 2020, the Fed Cup was renamed the Billie Jean King Cup, making it the first global team sports competition named for a woman. She was one of Life magazine’s “100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century,” and in 2018 she received a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards. She is an Adidas Global Ambassador, a past member of the board of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and a past member of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. She lives in New York.

All books include shipping to the US and Canada only. Books will be shipped after the event and can take 7 – 10 business days to receive due to Covid-related USPS delays!

So, CLICK HERE to Register!

For more information, or to purchase tickets, please call (954) 434-0499, ext. # 336

 

 

 

WATCH LIVE, SEPT 12TH – BILLIE JEAN KING’S New Book, ALL: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY in Conversation with Katie Couric!

Billie Jean King, All In: An Autobiography

Sunday, September 12 | 8 pm

MJCCA Book Fest In Your Living Room and the National JCC Literary Consortium Present

BILLIE JEAN KING, All In: An Autobiography
in conversation with Katie Couric, Award-Winning Journalist and New York Times Bestselling Author

Zoom Author Talk & Q & A.

Here’s a LINK to Register & watch the ZOOM Interview.

 

An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice.

In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life’s journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career—six years as the top-ranked woman in the world, twenty Wimbledon championships, thirty-nine grand-slam titles, and her watershed defeat of Bobby Riggs in the famous “Battle of the Sexes.” She poignantly recalls the cultural backdrop of those years and the profound impact on her worldview from the women’s movement, the assassinations and anti-war protests of the 1960s, the civil rights movement, and, eventually, the LGBTQ+ rights movement.

She describes the myriad challenges she’s hurdled—entrenched sexism, an eating disorder, near financial peril after being outed—on her path to publicly and unequivocally acknowledging her sexual identity at the age of fifty-one. She talks about how her life today remains one of indefatigable service. She offers insights and advice on leadership, business, activism, sports, politics, marriage equality, parenting, sexuality, and love. And she shows how living honestly and openly has had a transformative effect on her relationships and happiness.

Hers is the story of a pathbreaking feminist, a world-class athlete, and an indomitable spirit whose impact has transcended even her spectacular achievements in sports.

BILLIE JEAN KING is the first female athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She is the founder of the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative, the Women’s Tennis Association, and the Women’s Sports Foundation; she co-founded World Team Tennis, and she is part of the ownership group of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2006, the National Tennis Center was renamed the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. In 2020, the Fed Cup was renamed the Billie Jean King Cup, making it the first global team sports competition named for a woman. She was one of Life magazine’s “100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century,” and in 2018 she received a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards. She is an Adidas Global Ambassador, a past member of the board of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and a past member of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. She lives in New York.

All books include shipping to the US and Canada only. Books will be shipped after the event and can take 7 – 10 business days to receive due to Covid-related USPS delays!

So, CLICK HERE to Register!

For more information, or to purchase tickets, please call (954) 434-0499, ext. # 336

 

 

 

THE BOOK SHOW Podcast – James Ellroy Talks About His New Book, WIDESPREAD PANIC (Knopf)

 

In this latest episode of THE BOOK SHOW PODCAST we get to hear from the Modern Master of Noir, James Ellroy. He talks about his new novel “Widespread Panic” (Knopf) which is mostly about the malevolent monarch of the 1950’s Hollywood Underground. This book has just been released & is in Bookstores right now! The novel is a tale of pervasive paranoia teeming with Communist Conspiracies, FBI Finks, Celebrity Smut Films, and Strange Bedfellows… Classic Ellroy!!

 

 



 

 

 

 

New Chip Kidd Book Cover/Design – VANDERBILT: THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN DYNASTY by Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe

 

Remember, in the near future (Sept 21, 2021), you need to keep an eye out for “VANDERBILT: THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN DYNASTY” by Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe (Harper). 

New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty—his mother’s family, the Vanderbilts.

When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father’s small boat ferrying supplies in New York Harbor at the beginning of the nineteenth century, no one could have imagined that one day he would, through ruthlessness, cunning, and a pathological desire for money, build two empires—one in shipping and another in railroads—that would make him the richest man in America. His staggering fortune was fought over by his heirs after his death in 1877, sowing familial discord that would never fully heal. Though his son Billy doubled the money left by “the Commodore,” subsequent generations competed to find new and ever more extraordinary ways of spending it. By 2018, when the last Vanderbilt was forced out of The Breakers—the seventy-room summer estate in Newport, Rhode Island, that Cornelius’s grandson and namesake had built—the family would have been unrecognizable to the tycoon who started it all.

Now, the Commodore’s great-great-great-grandson Anderson Cooper, joins with historian Katherine Howe to explore the story of his legendary family and their outsized influence. Cooper and Howe breathe life into the ancestors who built the family’s empire, basked in the Commodore’s wealth, hosted lavish galas, and became synonymous with unfettered American capitalism and high society. Moving from the hardscrabble wharves of old Manhattan to the lavish drawing rooms of Gilded Age Fifth Avenue, from the ornate summer palaces of Newport to the courts of Europe, and all the way to modern-day New York, Cooper and Howe wryly recount the triumphs and tragedies of an American dynasty unlike any other.

Written with a unique insider’s viewpoint, this is a rollicking, quintessentially American history as remarkable as the family it so vividly captures.

 

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper
Release Date : September 21, 2021
Authors : Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062964615
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062964618
Cover Design : Chip Kidd