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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 1h

Orange you glad we have #TheW semifinals matchups tonight? Had a great chat this afternoon on @AllOfItWNYC with the amazing @AlisonStewart. Check it out: open.spotify.com/episode/4yJU... The show inspired some musings on orange, pottery, art, and more: www.instagram.com/reel/DeNmFQe....

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The Great Trees of NYC; Ceramics Show of Vibrant, Multi-Functional Design; The History of the WNBA

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The HARD SCREEN @thehardscreen.bsky.social · 10h

Let's #UniteAgainstBookBans ... with the oft-banned, but never bland, Toni Morrison. 🛠 for the fight: thehardscreen.net/podcast-unit... 🎧to the episode @spotify and elsewhere 📢join the convo: What's your favorite banned book? Tell us; visit🔗above. CC: @tamrynspruill.bsky.social

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The book is called #TheW. I spoke with @timhanlon.bsky.social about it and the #WNBA's long road to visibility ... and its current vulnerabilities. Give it a listen.

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Gotta say. I'm loving the graphics from days of old. As I've written for @thehardscreen.bsky.social : #TheW's visibility has made it vulnerable to the attacks happening now. Tim Hanlon and I gabbed over all of this and more @goodseatsstillavailable.com. 👇

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Connecting then and now: #WNBA edition! 🥳 I had the pleasure of deep diving with Tim Hanlon at @goodseatsstillavailable.com. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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The HARD SCREEN @thehardscreen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We're joining the ALA's effort to #UniteAgainstBookBans. Follow @thehardscreen (almost) everywhere you listen to podcasts to get the latest episodes when they drop, and hear our readings from banned literature.👀📙 Have a favorite banned book? Tell us in the comments.

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This event was scheduled before the #WNBAPlayoffs schedule for was announced. The show will go on, and we hope you'll join us if you plan to watch Dream-Mystics later. OR, swing by tomorrow to watch/listen to the recording of what promises to be an engaging chat.

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

After a month of not being able to place this essay elsewhere, I've added it to my own platform, @thehardscreen.bsky.social. So, ahead of tipoff to the 2026 #WNBAPlayoffs, some thoughts on #TheW's heightened visibility -- and vulnerability. thehardscreen.net/wnba-backlas...

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The WNBA’s Backlash Blues

In its thirtieth season, the WNBA has never been more visible—or more vulnerable. The reasons are as complicated as the league's history overall.

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Awaiting the arrival of your copy of THE W: A HISTORY OF THE WNBA (Abrams Press)? Get started with this excerpt, published by @theflytrapmedia.com. www.theflytrapmedia.com/the-w-tamryn... ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 🤎 🤍 🖤

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Swish Appeal @swishappeal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Need to pass the time while waiting for the WNBA playoffs to start? Catch up on the history of the league with the new book from former Swish Appeal editor-in-chief @tamrynspruill.bsky.social. buff.ly/1sjXXpT And, revisit our interview with Tamryn: buff.ly/q4A5U2O

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

An enchanted evening, for sure! Thanks so much for a lovely event.

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Before the Nor'easter clobbers us all, please join me and Abby Chin tonight for an evening of books and basketball! Full details: www.silverunicornbooks.com/events/51082. I hope to see you there! @tvabby.bsky.social @swydan.bsky.social @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

JOIN ME for 🍻#BEER 📚#BOOKS 🧠#BRAINS 🏀#BASKETBALL at Distraction Brewing Co. in Roslindale on Wednesday, 9/23, at 6:30 PM in convo with @amylittlefield.bsky.social ("The Killers of Roe"), reading from #TheW, answering Qs, signing #books! #RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/author-tal.... #WNBA

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Author Talk: Tamryn Spruill with Amy Littlefield

Tamryn Spruill will discuss her new book, The W, and will be in conversation with Amy Littlefield, author of The Killers of Roe.

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

THE W: A HISTORY OF THE WNBA (Abrams Press, 9/22/2026) is finally here. A six-year journey is made manifest in a 496-page tome. I am floating, dream-like, across an ocean of surreality. Welcome to my release week! #NerdsLoveHoopsToo

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The Silver Unicorn Bookstore @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

NEXT FRIDAY!!! Join us for an evening of basketball with awesome journalist & author @tamrynspruill.bsky.social as we celebrate her new book, "The W: A History of the WNBA." She'll be joined in conversation by Abby Chin of @nbcsportsboston.com !!! Event Info: silverunicornbooks.com/events/51082

A graphic for The Silver Unicorn's event with Tamryn Spruill, in conversation with Abby Chin of NBC Sports Boston, Fri., Sept. 25th at 7 pm

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Paul Swydan @swydan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Can't wait for this one! @tamrynspruill.bsky.social's book is comprehensive and necessary for any passionate sports fan.

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Got questions about #TheW, #WNBA, a wild publishing ride, sports media, etc? Join my Q&A. It's running this week @Goodreads, through 9/22. 💪🏾🥳 Also: 7 days left to enter the giveaway for one of 25 free copies: goodreads.com/author/show/65. See you in Q&Alandia! #giveaway

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A happy accident of media drops on 9/22! 🥳

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I need a synonym for mindf*ck. Anyone?

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Fans and journalists who've been in the game a long time know what's up👀 #TruthShallBeRevealed

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Don’t tell my wife, but I’m secretly still in love with you. The feel of your pages, that sound they make when I flip and fold them, your smell … make me swoon. 😍

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Our prince Astro 👽🛸🪐☄️🚀 📸: @danishaw.me

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Happy Unboxing Day! #TheW is here. Signed copies begin shipping tomorrow! Just 4 left for sale …

An image of two boxes labeled hachette book group and a WNBA Wilson basketball.

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Public complaints by jilted players—from Candace Parker to Nneka Ogwumike—forced a change in leadership of the USAB selection committee. Seeing so many players gain citizenship in other countries to have their Oly dreams come true (e.g. Gabby Williams for 🇫🇷) was probably a factor as well.

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

August was 💔 and surreal. I'm finally able to discuss it, a little, which I did here: youtu.be/uwDi9lpOzTE. Now, I'm hoping to compartmentalize grief and soldier on toward what I've worked my whole life to achieve. Sincerely, Some Scribbler Trying to Make Sense of Sentience

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August Dump 2026

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Without a verification badge on @bsky.app, few people see my posts or engage. It's no wonder that Riley Gaines is trending but my book--the ONLY comprehensive tome on WNBA history (a six-year project, 496 pages)--isn't. #TheW is the throughline to how we got here, to this inanity. 🗓 : 9/22

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Attending one WNBA game qualifies Riley Gaines to speak on the WNBA. Yeah, okay. Then again, Fox "News" is gonna Fox "News" ... and deeper we sink into dystopia ...

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Coming to @PBS this month ... yours truly on "Story in the Public Square." 🤓📺 Check local listing to see when it's airing in your area or watch later at: www.pbs.org/show/story-p.... #TheW #WNBA #BookTalk salve.edu/news/news-li...

This month on "Story in the Public Square" - September 2026

"Story in the Public Square" is a national broadcast that unpacks narratives with outside impact on public understanding and public policy. Hosted by Jim Ludes, the show can be seen each week on public television stations across the United States and seeks to study, celebrate and tell stories that matter.
Tamryn Spruill: September 21-27, 2026

For 30 seasons, female professional athletes in the United States have been part of an effort to build a professional basketball league while also confronting racism, sexism, and anti-LGBTQ bias. Award-winning journalist Tamryn Spruill recounts that history—and the players whose gritty determination on and off the court—built the league and changed the country.

September also features authors Carol Lin, Carissa Véliz, and Caitlin Dickerson.

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Win a FREE copy of #TheW.👏🏽 ABRAMS Books is giving away copies to 2️⃣5️⃣ lucky winners. Hop over to #Goodreads and enter by 9/21! As a routine entrant and two-time winner of these giveaways, I wish you good luck!🤞🏽 #WNBA #basketball #books www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Woo hoo! Anyone have questions for me after reading this? It can be about anything -- the league, the book, the writing process, me as an oddball person, etc. I'll put it on my website's Q&A. Silly or weird inquiry? All the better.

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Swish Appeal @swishappeal.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

A long-awaited complete history of the WNBA is on the way. 'The W,' by former Swish Appeal editor-in-chief Tamryn Spruill, arrives on Sept. 22. buff.ly/zw3wNh9 @tamrynspruill.bsky.social took the time to talk to her old friends and readers about her book's process, contents and more.

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Anyone with a NYT subscription willing to help me out?! 🤞🏾

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

WOW! You’re seeing the physical book before me. Thanks for posting, @swydan.bsky.social! 😭

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Paul Swydan @swydan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

More basketball crossover in my bookstore (@silverunicornbooks.bsky.social) newsletter this week -- we're going to be hosting author @tamrynspruill.bsky.social for her forthcoming book, "The W," on Fri., Sept. 25th, and she'll be joined in conversation by Abby Chin! mailchi.mp/silverunicor...

"The W: A History of the WNBA" by Tamryn Spruill debuts on Sept. 22!

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Everything under capitalism is inhumane and contrary to life in general. If I could do it all over again, would I? Would you? Thank you, @prewn.bsky.social, for releasing SYSTEM. It is my lifeline these days ... and a perfect album.

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Confession: I was born without the gene that enables fakery and BS. The world runs on fakery and BS, transactions and "playing the game" -- literally anything and everything except honesty and (respectful) candor. So beyond exhausted from the toxic social norms.

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Written during the best days of Aquarius season, yet: "The trade is an indication Stevens and the brass wanted Brown out of Boston, regardless of the return ... criticism of Stevens and this so-called pristine Celtics culture has begun ..." Imagine if EVERYONE spoke up against wrongdoing ...

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

🚫 It's #AntiPrimeDay. #BookstoresNOTBillionaires 📚 Get this bookshop.org/a/79437/9781... and other books on your on your to-read list NOW, from @bookshop.org. 🏷️Discounts and free shipping through 6/26. ➕ More on Anti-Prime Day: bookshop.org/info/anti-pr...? 💡Need ideas or inspiration?

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A star placed next to a title in a Booklist review notes "a work judged to be outstanding in its genre." I haven't stopped crying since receiving this starred review from @ala-booklist.bsky.social. 😭📙🏀🙏🏾 www.linkedin.com/pulse/starre... 💡📚 💙 #nonfiction #BookSky #WNBA #BookReview #PreOrder

"Spruill mixes deep reportage with a focus on the range of human experience of the W’s players and coaches, and gives due attention to the on-court accomplishments that have not received the same deference as their NBA counterparts. The W reaches rarified air in its depiction of how the players continuously overcame societal misogyny, racism, and homophobia, while also contending with often-chaotic league administration that saw all but a few of its original franchises either fold or unceremoniously move cities." -Booklist

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

“A passionate history … Filled with smart analyses and vivid game recaps, this is a much-needed account of a league on the rise.”—@publisherswkly.bsky.social 🙏 #WNBA 🧾 Pre-order the book: bookshop.org/a/79437/9781... ✍🏽 Get it signed (limited copies left): www.tamrynspruill.com/store/p69/Th...

“A passionate history … Filled with smart analyses and vivid game recaps, this is a much-needed account of a league on the rise.”—Publishers Weekly accompanied by an image of the book THE A HISTORY OF THE WNBA by Tamryn Spruill, which is forthcoming from Abrams Press on September 22, 2026.

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Tamryn Spruill @tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Sparks almost folded in 2010s … the #W had to play 2020 bubble season for “existential” reasons, Engelbert said. So let’s “grow the game” by forcing a successful Sun team to sell to a Texas buyer, ridding New England of its only pro women’s hoops team?

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