In this round-up from the Christian Science Monitor, Ross Atkin singles out nine sports books "to ring out 2015 and ring in 2016." Among them is The Audacity of Hoop, which he calls "a fascinating and in-depth look at [the Obama-basketball] connection in words and a rich collection of photographs."
Sports Illustrated Names The Audacity Of Hoop One Of Year's Best
Sports Illustrated cited The Audacity of Hoop as one of the year's best sports books in the magazine's annual Year in Sports Media issue. SI's Sarah Kwak named Audacity along with such titles as Scott Ellsworth's The Secret Game and John Schulian's A Better Goodbye.
"Great Photos, Great Stories, Great Book": Politics and Prose Touts The Audacity Of Hoop As Holiday Gift on D.C.'s WUSA-TV
During an appearance on WUSA-TV's Great Day Washington, Lissa Muscatine, co-owner of D.C.'s Politics and Prose Bookstore, gave The Audacity of Hoop a shoutout as a worthy holiday gift. See all her picks in the segment here.
How Pick-Up Ball Fosters Empathy and the Spurs Model Global Cooperation: Talking Hoop With Bob Wright On MeaningOfLife.tv
The Audacity of Hoop author Alexander Wolff joined Robert Wright, founder and host of MeaningofLife.tv and Bloggingheads.tv, to talk about the game's influence on POTUS in a discussion on Wright's popular video dialogue channel. Their conversation kited off into basketball in general, from the playground to the San Antonio Spurs, as you can see and hear here.
A Visit With Mike McCune And "The :30"
The Audacity of Hoop author Alexander Wolff recently stopped by The :30, the weekday magazine show on Burlington, Vt., CBS affiliate WCAX-TV. Watch his visit with host Mike McCune here.
Talking Chicago, POTUS and Hoop with Kenny McReynolds
The Audacity of Hoop author Alexander Wolff recently joined Chicago sportscaster Kenny McReynolds on Sports Edition, his weekly show on WCIU-TV. Watch their discussion here.
Seven Days Reports On The Audacity of Hoop
Dan Bolles of Seven Days, Vermont's statewide alt weekly, turned his attention to The Audacity of Hoop in this story about Barack Obama and the role of basketball in his life. Read his account here.
In Conversation With Vermont Public Radio's Jane Lindholm
On Thurs., Dec. 10, The Audacity of Hoop author Alexander Wolff appeared on Vermont Edition, Vermont Public Radio's daily magazine show. Read about and listen to the discussion with host Jane Lindholm here.
"Talk of Iowa" on Iowa Public Radio Explores POTUS and Basketball
On the Monday, December 7 edition of Iowa Public Radio's Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe spoke with Alexander Wolff about the themes in The Audacity of Hoop. You can listen to their conversation here.
Taking Questions From Tim Bannon of the Chicago Tribune
In advance of his appearance at the young Barack Obama's favorite Chicago bookshop, 57th Street Books in Hyde Park, The Audacity of Hoop author Alexander Wolff fielded questions from Tim Bannon of the Chicago Tribune. Read their exchange here.