{"product_id":"finding-renee-richards-book-talk","title":"Finding Renee Richards Book Talk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin the Astoria Bookshop at QED Astoria to celebrate local author Julie Kliegman's new book about a pioneering trans athlete (and Queens native), FINDING RENEE RICHARDS. Julie will be in conversation with Giri Nathan, co-founder and writer at Defector.com.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifty years ago, tennis player Renée Richards made international headlines in her fight to compete in the women’s draw of the 1977 US Open—marking the first time a trans athlete sued to participate in professional sports in the gender category with which they identify. Renée eventually won her case. Though she lost in the first round of the singles tournament, she and her tennis partner made it to the finals in doubles, losing to Martina Navratilova and her partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinding Renée Richards\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles Richards’s extraordinary life, moving from her tumultuous upbringing in Queens, New York, to her career as a successful eye surgeon; her years as a star tennis player to her role as a transgender pioneer. Now in her nineties, Renée remains a complex figure: A person who changed the sports world forever yet questions the place of trans athletes in that world today. GLAAD award-nominated sports journalist \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulie Kliegman deftly probes these contradictions, drawing on intimate interviews and offering critical reflections on what is at stake for athletes, fans, and the queer community today, at a time when trans participation in sports is more hotly contested—and condemned—than ever before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulie Kliegman\u003c\/strong\u003e (they\/them) is a writer and editor with work in outlets including \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSlate\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBookforum\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Ringer,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eDefector\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVulture\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Verge\u003c\/em\u003e. They are a regular guest on podcasts including \u003cem\u003eYou’re Wrong About \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eHang Up and Listen.\u003c\/em\u003e Kliegman has been copy chief at \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e and copy editor at \u003cem\u003eThe Ringer\u003c\/em\u003e. They have also taught journalism to undergraduates at the New School. Their first book was \u003cem\u003eMind Game: An Inside Look at the Mental Health Playbook of Elite Athletes\u003c\/em\u003e. Kliegman lives in Queens, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn conversation with\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGiri Nathan \u003c\/strong\u003e(he\/him), author of the national bestseller \u003cem\u003eChangeover: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men's Tennis,\u003c\/em\u003e is a staff writer and cofounder at Defector Media. His writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eNew York\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Believer, \u003c\/em\u003eand in the 2025 editions of \u003cem\u003eThe Year’s Best Sports Writing \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Food and Travel Writing.\u003c\/em\u003e He is the senior correspondent at tennis outlet \u003cem\u003eThe Second Serve.\u003c\/em\u003e In 2022, he received the Tom Perrotta Prize for Tennis Journalism. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"General Admission","offer_id":54419277054165,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5561\/files\/IMG_2748.jpg?v=1785790270","url":"https:\/\/qedastoria.com\/products\/finding-renee-richards-book-talk","provider":"Q.E.D. Astoria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}