

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Book Talk + Signing with Nicholas M. Watanabe: "The Beautiful Game?"
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for a book talk + signing with local author Nicholas M. Watanabe for his new book, The Beautiful Game?: The Stories Shaping the Future of Soccer.

Nicholas M. Watanabe, PhD, is an associate professor of big data and analytics in the Department of Sport and Entertainment Management at the University of South Carolina. Having previously worked for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer, Watanabe is an internationally recognized scholar whose research focuses on economics and management in the sport industry. Watanabe is a co-author of the upcoming book International Sports Economics. His research and expertise have been featured on the BBC, the New York Times, USA Today, the Washington Post, National Public Radio, and numerous other media outlets. He lives in South Carolina.

https://allgoodbooks.com/events/4746320260421
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/columbia/book-talk-signing-with-nicholas-m-watanabe-the-beautiful-game/200029764252040
- **Event Categories**: sports, art, literary-art, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Columbia
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 734 Harden St., Columbia, SC, United States, South Carolina 29205
- **lat**: 33.99991
- **long**: -81.01594
- **full address**: 734 Harden St., Columbia, SC, United States, South Carolina 29205

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: All Good Books (https://allevents.in/org/all-good-books/23253036)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 734 Harden St., Columbia, SC, United States, South Carolina 29205
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** All Good Books
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, art, literary-art, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Book Talk + Signing with Nicholas M. Watanabe: "The Beautiful Game?" ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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