New York Times bestselling author to appear at Bob Kirby Branch

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A New York Times bestselling author is set to visit the Bob Kirby Branch Library in Bowling Green.

According to the Warren County Public Library, Andrew Maraniss, an author of narrative nonfiction for teens and adults, focuses on the intersection of sports and social justice.

Maraniss will be at the Bob Kirby Branch on April 13 at 3 p.m.

The library says his first book, “Strong Inside,” received the 2015 Lilliam Smith Book Award and the Ione Special Recognition honor at the 2015 RFK Book Awards.

The Young Reader edition was named one of the Top 10 Biographies and Top 10 Sports Books of 2017 by the American Library Association and was selected as a Notable Social Studies Book for 2019 by the National Council for the Social Studies, the library says.

In addition, the library says he is the director of special projects at the Vanderbilt University Athletic Department.

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