Andrew Maraniss
Appearing Courtesy of The Arizona Daily Star
New York Times best-selling author Andrew Maraniss writes sports-and history-related nonfiction, telling stories with a larger social message. His new book,"Singled Out," is a biography of Glenn Burke, the first openly gay Major League Baseball player and inventor of the high-five.
His first book, "Strong Inside," received the Lillian Smith Book Award for civil rights and the RFK Book Awards' Special Recognition Prize for social justice, becoming the first sports-related book ever to win either award. His young readers adaptation of "Strong Inside" was named one of the Top Biographies for Youth by the American Library Association and was named a Notable Social Studies Book by the Children's Book Council.
His acclaimed second book, "Games of Deception," was a Sydney Taylor Honor Award recipient, Junior Library Guild selection and Notable Social Studies Book.
Maraniss is a contributor to ESPN's sports and race website, TheUndefeated.com and is a visiting author at the Vanderbilt University Athletic Department, where he manages the Sports & Society Initiative. He was media relations manager for Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays during the team’s inaugural season of 1998.
Maraniss was born in Madison, Wisc., grew up in Washington, D.C., and now lives in Nashville with his wife, Alison, and two young children.
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One Strike and You're Out
Andrew Maraniss will discuss his newly published book, "Singled Out," and the challenges faced by Dodger outfielder Glenn Burke, baseball's first openly gay player. He was pressured into leaving the sport after three years.
Crowdcast (Seats 1000)
Wed, Feb 3, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Multigenre
Panelist:
Andrew Maraniss
Moderator: Caitlin Schmidt
Play Ball: Risk, Equity, and Social Justice
Sports involves much more than playing ball. Athletes face and resist societal issues of equity and social justice. Three award-winning authors of memoir, biography and fantasy provide unique perspectives on the risks and challenges that go far beyond the game.
Stocker Foundation Children/Teen Stage (Seats 1000)
Sun, Mar 7, 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Children / Teens
Panelists:
Andrew Maraniss,
Neal Shusterman,
Gene Luen Yang
Moderator: Tracy Smiles
One Strike and You're Out
Andrew Maraniss will discuss his newly published book, "Singled Out," and the challenges faced by Dodger outfielder Glenn Burke, baseball's first openly gay player. He was pressured into leaving the sport after only three years.
Arizona Daily Star Stage (Seats 1000)
Sun, Mar 7, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Children / Teens
Panelist:
Andrew Maraniss
Moderator: Caitlin Schmidt
Books:
Singled Out
The True Story of Glenn Burke
Children / Teens
Philomel Books
March 2021
ISBN 9780593116722
240 pages
$17.99, INSTORE
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Games of Deception
The True Story of the First U. S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany
Children / Teens
Penguin
November 2019
ISBN 9780525514633
Kindle Edition, 240 pages
