Stephen A. Smith | Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes
Schedule
Thu Jan 19 2023 at 01:00 pm
Location
Free Library of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA
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Cost: $11.50/$33.00 book w/ticketIn conversation with Mike Sielski
The star of ESPN’s No. 1 morning talk show First Take, Stephen A. Smith is one of the U.S. sporting press’s most popular and outspoken personalities. He is also the host of NBA in Stephen A’s World on ESPN2 and ESPN+, the host and producer of the podcast K[no]w Mercy with Stephen A. Smith, and an NBA analyst on ABC’s NBA Countdown and ESPN’s Sportscenter. From his upbringing as the youngest son in an immigrant family in Queens, NY to the successes and challenges in his professional career, Smith is characteristically candid in Straight Shooter and offers hot takes on sports, politics, and his personal life.
A sports columnist at The Philadelphia Inquirer since 2013, Mike Sielski is the author of The Rise, an account of Kobe Bryant’s life and impact as a sports and cultural figure. He is also the author of Fading Echoes: A True Story of Rivalry and Brotherhood from the Football Field to the Fields of Honor and is the co-author of How to Be Like Jackie Robinson: Life Lessons from Baseball’s Greatest Hero. In 2015 he was voted the best sports columnist in the U.S. by the Associated Press Sports Editors.
Masks are welcome are but not required unless you are joining the book signing line.
A book signing will follow the presentation.
If you purchase a book with ticket, you will collect your book when you enter the auditorium
Books provided by Uncle Bobbie's Coffee and Books
Ticket price includes processing fees
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Where is it happening?
Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St, Philadelphia, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
