On Her Game, Christine Brennan
On Her Game, Christine Brennan
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On Her Game
Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports

Bestseller

Author: Christine Brennan

Narrator: Christine Brennan

Unabridged: 8 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/08/2025

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

New York Times Bestseller! An electrifying portrait of sports phenomenon Caitlin Clark, whose record-breaking rise from NCAA women’s basketball to the WNBA has captivated the nation—by award-winning journalist Christine Brennan, one of the most respected voices in women’s sports.

America has never seen an athlete like Caitlin Clark. With her famous logo threes, viral highlights, and massive fan following, she has redefined women’s basketball and inspired a generation of fans. In On Her Game, Brennan delivers an intimate and deeply reported Caitlin Clark biography, drawn from dozens of interviews and behind-the-scenes access.

Tracing her journey from the University of Iowa to the Indiana Fever, Brennan explores Clark’s formative years, her record-setting college career—where she scored more points than any woman or man in major college basketball history—and her controversial Olympic snub by USA Basketball. Along the way, Brennan covers key moments shaping the landscape: charter flights for WNBA players amid security concerns, national media pressure, and the tensions Clark’s success stirred in a league still reckoning with issues of race, equity, and visibility.

The 2024 WNBA season was a turning point. One of the league’s most talented rookies, Clark packed arenas coast to coast, signing autographs for girls, speaking with poise under pressure, and igniting a new era of attention for women athletes. Her arrival has drawn comparisons to sports legends like Serena Williams, Sue Bird, and Diana Taurasi—but Clark is writing her own chapter.

Coming just over fifty years after Title IX, On Her Game is more than a sports biography. It’s a celebration of female athlete role models, a look at the GOAT debate in women’s basketball, and an inspiring story about how one woman changed the game—and how a country fell in love with her.

About Christine Brennan

Christine Brennan is an award-winning national sports columnist for USA TODAY; a commentator for ABC, CNN, and PBS NewsHour; and the bestselling author of Inside Edge, named one of the top 100 sports books of all time by Sports Illustrated. She has been selected as one of the country’s top ten sports columnists multiple times by the Associated Press Sports Editors and has covered the last twenty-one Olympic Games, summer and winter. A trailblazer, she was the first woman sportswriter at The Miami Herald, the first woman to cover Washington’s NFL team for The Washington Post, and the first president of the Association for Women in Sports Media.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Will on June 29, 2025

For whatever reason my new Barnes and Noble had this for sale super early (actual publishing date is July 8th) so I bought it and pretty much read it in one day. It was really fun to relive the 2024 WNBA season. It’s pretty telling that anyone who possibly could look bad during that season declined t......more

Goodreads review by Linda on July 05, 2025

As an Iowan, sports fan, and believer in girls and women, I’m in awe of this time, the movement, and Caitlin Clark. Brennan writes the book similar to a USA Today article. It’s very readable for middle grade to adults. She covers the last year of Caitlin’s career, mostly the WNBA portion. She talks......more

Goodreads review by John on June 28, 2025

Based on this, it is apparent Christine Brennan is positioning to serve as the Boswell for Caitlin Clark, a role similar to that played by Brian Windhorst for LeBron James. That perception certainly colors one's impression of this book... Brennan is a big fan, and there isn't much wiggle room here. Wh......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly on July 09, 2025

Superstar disrupts WNBA. League utterly unprepared.......more

Goodreads review by Joey on July 21, 2025

Christine Brennan’s On Her Game sets out to chronicle the meteoric rise of Caitlin Clark, one of the most electrifying figures in women’s basketball. And in the book’s best moments, Brennan delivers just that: a clear, detailed, and enthusiastic recap of Clark’s college dominance at Iowa and her tra......more


Quotes

"Women’s sports are experiencing increasing popularity, and author/narrator Christine Brennan posits that much of it has to do with the rise of basketball phenom Caitlin Clark. Brennan’s clear, sometimes adulatory, prose is matched by her resonant tones and energetic cadence. Brennan recounts Clark’s journey from the NCAA playoffs through her rookie year with the Indiana Pacers. Not dwelling on Clark’s occasional hubris—“I don’t want anyone to be better than me”—Brennan stresses Clark’s confidence and thoughtfulness. Brennan doesn’t shy away from the fact that Clark is white and many WNBA players are Black, Clark’s unprecedented rocket to fame is related to perceptions of her whiteness. Brennan’s approachable sportscaster-like style enhances these observations of a new era in women’s sports."