The Rainbow Comes and Goes by Anderson Cooper & Gloria Vanderbilt

April 13, 2016

After hearing Anderson Cooper at PLA, talking about his conversation with his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, I picked up the book about that conversation. The Rainbow Comes and Goes is the story of their life, told through a year-long conversation after Vanderbilt...

Dimestore: A Writer’s Life by Lee Smith

April 03, 2016

The cadence of the heart is pure poetry when Southern writers such as Rick Bragg and Lee Smith write of home. Lee Smith tells her story, her life story, her writing story, in the beautifully written collection of essays, Dimestore: A Writer’s Life. Born in...

…and His Lovely Wife by Connie Schultz

January 03, 2016

Connie Schultz’ memoir, a book that came out in 2007, wrapped up 2015 perfectly for me. …and His Lovely Wife is the story of the journalist’s year on the campaign trail, the year she gave up her career to support and campaign for her new husband,...

We Were Brothers by Barry Moser

November 15, 2015

If brothers can have such animosity that they fail to actually discuss their differences until they’re in their sixties, it’s no wonder countries and people worldwide can’t find common ground. Barry Moser addresses the first issue, that of brothers,...

The Old Man and the Cat by Nils Uddenberg

October 17, 2015

That cat in the photo on the cover of Nils Uddenberg’s The Old Man and the Cat isn’t the only appealing part of this translated memoir. Let’s start with the subtitle, “A Love Story”. The sketches in the book are enchanting. The story is...