Just Different for Us: A Review of Eric Dickerson’s “Watch My Smoke”
A strong sports memoir, “Watch My Smoke” balances biography and perspective with on-the-field action, making you feel what it’s like to compete at the highest level of sports.
Lit Top 5 of 2021
Graphic Novel highlights of 2021
Hallelujah Chorus: A Review of “Leonard Cohen—On A Wire” by Philippe Girard
Fans of Leonard Cohen will find the book captivating.
Searching for Japan’s Vanishing Past: A Review of “Red Flowers” by Yoshiharu Tsuge
The second of a seven-volume collection of the works of influential Japanese cartoonist Yoshiharu Tsuge depicts an artist in transition.
Foraging for Ghosts: A Review of Marco Wilkinson’s “Madder: A Memoir in Weeds”
The book, like Wilkinson, is haunted by the fact that the author has never met his father. A father who is alive.
Lies Exposed: A Review of Ian K. Smith’s “Wolf Point”
“Wolf Point,” the second Cayne adventure, charts a tale of corruption and double-dealing that will ring depressingly familiar to anyone who follows Chicago politics.
Their Piece of Earth: A Review of South of Somewhere: Wine, Food, and the Soul of Italy
“South of Somewhere: Wine, Food, and the Soul of Italy” is an important addition to the University of Nebraska’s “At Table” series which explores food preparation, history, culture and community.
Lit Top 5: December 2021
Literary event highlights for December
A Venn Diagram of Struggle and Belonging: A Review of “Mother/Land” by Ananda Lima
Lima’s poetry collection sings and sobs along the interminable journey of immigration.
Big Bite: A Review Of Stanley Tucci’s Taste—My Life Through Food
Everything about Tucci’s public life suggests taste, good taste, superb taste, and his absorbing memoir runs with it.
