Annie Hull, left and, Katie Barnes, right In 2 new books, one author explores the role of gender in sports, while another brings back the days of their youth TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER | Bookworm SezBookwormSez@aol.com Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debates by Katie Barnes; c.2023, St.
Martin’s Press; $29; 304 pages. The jump shot happened so quickly, so perfectly. Your favorite player was in the air in a heartbeat, basketball in hand, wrist cocked.
One flick, and it was all swish, three points, just like that, and your team was ahead. So, are you watching men’s basketball or women’s basketball?
Or, as in the new book, Fair Play by Katie Barnes, should it really matter? For sports fans, this may come as a surprise: We categorize sports according to gender.