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Johnette Howard

Biography

Johnette Howard

Johnette Howard is the author of THE RIVALS: Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, Their Epic Duels and Extraordinary Friendship. Her writing has been included in nine anthologies, including Best American Sports Writing of the Century. Howard has worked as a national columnist and commentator for ESPN, and as a long-form writer for Sports Illustrated, The Washington Post and The National. Howard lives in New York.

Johnette Howard

Books by Johnette Howard

by Billie Jean King, with Johnette Howard and Maryanne Vollers - Autobiography, Nonfiction, Sports

In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career --- six years as the top-ranked woman in the world, 20 Wimbledon championships, 39 grand slam titles, and her watershed defeat of Bobby Riggs in the famous "Battle of the Sexes." She poignantly recalls the cultural backdrop of those years and the profound impact on her worldview from the women's movement, the assassinations and anti-war protests of the 1960s, the civil rights movement and, eventually, the LGBTQ+ rights movement.