In a League of Her Own, Kaia Alderson
In a League of Her Own, Kaia Alderson
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In a League of Her Own
A Novel

Author: Kaia Alderson

Narrator: Shayna Small

Unabridged: 9 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/06/2024

Synopsis

From the author of Sisters in Arms comes the incredible, untold story of Effa Manley, a black businesswoman in the male dominated baseball industry, and, currently, the only woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.1930s, New York CityAn ambitious Harlem woman’s husband upends her social climbing when he buys a Negro Leagues baseball team and appoints her as the team’s business manager. Overnight, Effa Manley goes from 125th Street’s civil rights champion to an interloper in the boys’ club that is professional baseball. Navigating her way through gentlemen’s agreement contracts, the very public flirtatious antics of superstar Satchel Paige, and a sports world that would much rather see this woman back in her “place” at home, Effa ultimately whips her team, the Newark Eagles, into the Negro Leagues Champions of 1946. But how long will she get to enjoy the fruits of her success before Major League Baseball tears it all apart?Based on the incredible life of Effa Manley, an unforgettable and inspiring story about a woman with a dream who wound up with a baseball team. 

About Kaia Alderson

Kaia Alderson is a women’s historical fiction author with a passion for discovering “hidden figures” in African American women’s history. Her specific areas of interest are women’s military history, popular music, women in sports, upper-middle-class African American society, and women’s international travel. She holds a sociology degree from Spelman College and a master’s degree in education from the University of West Georgia. She honed her writing chops at the Hurston/Wright Foundation’s and VONA’s writing workshops.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Patti on June 12, 2024

Note: Thank you to NetGalley, William Morrow Publishing, and Kaia Alderson for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of the book. I had recently seen a documentary of Negro League baseball which mentioned Effa Manley, so......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on March 29, 2024

DNF @ 30% Unfortunately I think this is a case of “not necessarily a bad book, just not the book for me” I picked up this book under the assumption that it would be mainly about baseball. However, 30% into this book and there really hasn’t been any development in that story line and honestly not much......more

Goodreads review by Amy on May 13, 2024

Interesting story that I never knew before. Effa is given a Negro League Baseball team to run. She puts up a fight with men and gets things done. I liked that before she gets the ball team, it talks about her civil rights among blacks, especially black women in the workforce. Enough dialogue to keep......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne Mosley on September 14, 2024

My second book by Kaia Alderson, and I appreciate her writing as she highlights women of color who have made a significant impact with their lives but have not frequently been highlighted in history. In Alderson’s first book, Sisters in Arms, she introduces us to an all female, African American mili......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on December 29, 2024

This latest from Kaia Alderson is based on a true story and shares a fictionalized account of Effa Manley, a light skinned Black woman who remains the only woman to have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame celebrated for her work helping manage the Newark Eagles, one of the Negro Baseball L......more

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