{"product_id":"uphill-a-memoir-9781250624376","title":"Uphill: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of\u003ci\u003e Oprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Fall Nonfiction Books of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn empowering, unabashedly bold memoir by the\u003ci\u003e Atlantic \u003c\/i\u003ejournalist and former ESPN \u003ci\u003eSportsCenter\u003c\/i\u003e coanchor about overcoming a legacy of pain and forging a new path, no matter how uphill life's battles might be.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJemele Hill's world came crashing down when she called President Trump a \"white supremacist\"; the White House wanted her fired from ESPN, and she was deluged with death threats. But Hill had faced tougher adversaries growing up in Detroit than a tweeting president. Beneath the exterior of one of the most recognizable journalists in America was a need--a calling--to break her family's cycle of intergenerational trauma. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born in the middle of a lively routine Friday night Monopoly game to a teen mother and a heroin-addicted father, Hill constantly adjusted to the harsh realities of not only her own childhood but the inherited generational pain of her mother and grandmother. Her escape was writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hill's mother was less than impressed with the brassy and bold free expression of her diary, but Hill never stopped discovering and amplifying her voice. Through hard work and a constant willingness to learn, Hill rose from newspaper reporter to columnist to new heights as the coanchor for ESPN's revered \u003ci\u003eSportsCenter\u003c\/i\u003e. Soon, she earned respect and support for her fearless opinions and unshakable confidence, as well as a reputation as a trusted journalist who speaks her mind with truth and conviction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Jemele Hill's journey \u003ci\u003eUphill\u003c\/i\u003e, she shares the whole story of her work, the women of her family, and her complicated relationship with God in an unapologetic, character-rich, and eloquent memoir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jemele Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Holt \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.43h x 6.44w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250624376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2022 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2022 pg. 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJemele Hill \u003c\/b\u003eis the Emmy Award-winning former cohost of ESPN's \u003ci\u003eSportsCenter \u003c\/i\u003eand 2018 NABJ Journalist of the Year. Hill is a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, where she covers the intersection of sports, race, politics, and culture. She is also the host of Spotify's \u003ci\u003eJemele Hill Is Unbothered\u003c\/i\u003e podcast, the cohost with Cari Champion of \u003ci\u003eCari \u0026amp; Jemele: Speak.Easy.\u003c\/i\u003e on CNN +, and the producer of a Disney\/ESPN documentary with Colin Kaepernick. She grew up in Detroit, graduated from Michigan State University, and now lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Holt \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40836397334643,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_923a21a4-204c-424a-9911-c7854429426c.jpg?v=1685112449","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/uphill-a-memoir-9781250624376","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}