Interviews with Lydia:
Dust Bowl Girls
WBUR / NPR – “Only A Game” (Story and Interview)
“Sam Babb had imagination enough to see how good his players could be before they could see it, and the players found joy in the opportunity he provided. What chance does feeling vulnerable — in any time — have against imagination and joy?”
— Bill Littlefield, NPR commentator
Listen to / Read the story here.
Interview with ESPNW
“Reeder, a former magazine editor at Whole Life Times and Delicious Magazine, also gives insight to the world of serious female athletes in the 1920s and ’30s, including the social, political and economic barriers they faced. The author spoke with espnW about the milestones the OPC Cardinals set, the importance of Title IX, and the small-town heroines who went one to become national champions.”
— Latria Graham, espnw.com
Read the interview here.
Interview with Garden & Gun Magazine
“ ‘You might want to tell their story someday,’ Lydia Reeder’s grandmother said as she handed her an old folder full of newspaper clippings, letters, and photographs….Dust Bowl Girls, Reeder’s fascinating new book, proves her grandmother was right.”
— CJ Lotz
Read the interview here.
C-SPAN2 / BOOK TV – San Antonio Book Festival (Interview) – 4/8/17
Lydia Reeder talked about her book, Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory. She spoke at the 5th annual San Antonio Book Festival.
Laura Sisson, Librarian, San Antonio, TX-> Independent School District