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WaPo: 50 notable works of nonfiction from 2023
“In 1957, Althea Gibson became the first Black tennis player to win the Wimbledon singles title. She also accomplished a remarkable number of other firsts. Jacobs’s lively book is one of two Gibson biographies published this year: Ashley Brown’s “Serving Herself,” a bit more academic in approach, is equally worthy. (Book World review.)”
Washington Post Editors and Reviewers, “50 notable works of nonfiction from 2023,” Washington Post, November 15, 2023.
People Magazine: Gracefully chronicles Gibson’s triumphs
“Jacobs gracefully chronicles [Gibson’s] triumphs on- and off-court.”
Marion Winik, "New in Nonfiction," People Magazine (print edition), August 21, 2023.
Good Reads: Best Books of the Week
Cybil, “7 New Books Recommended by Readers This Week,” Good Reads, August 15, 2023.
Apple Books: A Best Book for August
“The level of detail that Jacobs provides makes you feel like you have a courtside seat as Gibson navigates a brutally difficult era in the history of women’s tennis.… Althea restores a key figure of 20th-century sports to her rightful place of honor.”
Staff Picks: A Best Book for August
Apple Books
