An Afternoon with Howard Megdal in Conversation with Jonathan Mayo

We are so excited to partner with Title 9 Sports Bar to host Howard Megdal for a talk on Becoming Caitlin Clark! He will be joined in conversation by local sports author, Jonathan Mayo. Following the talk, there will be time for Q&A with the audience and book signing. Please see below for more details!

• Doors will open at 2:30p and the talk will begin at 3p.
• The bar will open at 2:30p and the kitchen will open at 4p.
• Books will be available for purchase on site.

We hope to see you there!

About the book:

Combining modern reportage with historical revelations, a multifaceted portrait of Caitlin Clark's game-changing superstardom and the cultural foundation it was built uponCaitlin Clark has established herself as one of the global faces of the WNBA and has ignited popular interest in women's sports. Her ascent to dominance and international celebrity represents the continuation of a surprisingly deep lineage for women's basketball in the state of Iowa where Clark was born and raised, and where she wrote her name throughout the NCAA history books as a Hawkeye.Spanning 100 years and several generations, Becoming Caitlin Clark traces the arc between the revered women who played the wildly popular game of 6-on-6 basketball in the 1920s and Clark in the 2020s, examining her fame and style of play in the context of her predecessors, while telling the story of the basketball-loving community that rallied behind her in college and beyond.Howard Megdal's storytelling incorporates in-depth conversations with Clark; her coach Lisa Bluder; her Iowa teammates, including WNBA star Kate Martin; the top assistant coach at Iowa, Jan Jensen; the Caitlin Clark of the 1970s, Molly Bolin; vital figures in the growth of Iowa basketball like C. Vivian Stringer and Jolette Law; and even Jensen's grandmother Dorcas Andersen, who scored 89 points in the Iowa state tournament in 1921 and kept journals as she did so, brought to light here for the first time.

About the author:

Howard Megdal is a journalist and editor who has worked hard over his career to equalize coverage between both men's and women's sports, while covering baseball, basketball, soccer, and other sports. He is the Founder and Editor of The IX Daily, a newsletter covering six different women's sports, and The IX Basketball powered by The Next, a 24/7 women's basketball outlet. He has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight, and Forbes. His books include Becoming Caitlin Clark, Rare Gems, The Baseball Talmud, Wilpon's Folly, Taking The Field, and The Cardinals Way.

About the conversation partner:

Jonathan Mayo has been a writer for MLB.com since 1999, focusing on the MLB Draft and minor league prospects since 2003. He's written two books, "Smart, Wrong and Lucky: The Origin Stories of Baseball's Unexpected Stars" and "Facing Clemens: Hitters on Confronting Baseball's Most Intimidating Pitcher" and helped create the new Minor League travel show "Grass Routes" on MLB Network. He and his wife, Sara, are working on a new book about how communities are built in small Minor League cities with a working title of "Something Worth Saving: Finding America’s soul in small cities and towns". They live in Pittsburgh and have two children, Ziv and Elena.

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