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.com
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