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Review: Hometown Appetites by Kelly Alexander and Cynthia Harris
Subtitle: The Story of Clementine Paddleford, the Forgotten Food Writer Who Chronicled How America Ate Born just before the turn of the last century, Clementine Paddleford graduated from college in her home state of Kansas, went to New York City … Continue reading
Review: Fiction Ruined My Family by Jeanne Darst
It’s best to not know too much about Fiction Ruined My Family before jumping in. (I bought it because it was 50% off at Barnes & Noble and I liked the title.) The Darsts are an exquisitely dysfunctional family: dad, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Non-Fiction, Memoir
Tagged alcoholism, dysfunctional families, Jeanne Darst, New York City
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Review: Three-Day Town by Margaret Maron
North Carolina Judge Deborah Knott and hubby Dwight Bryant, a high-ranking police official, head from Colleton County to the Big Apple for a much-delayed honeymoon. They’re staying gratis in the Manhattan co-op apartment of Dwight’s sister-in-law. While they’re at a … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction
Tagged Dwight Bryant, Judge Deborah Knott, Mystery, New York City
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Review: Thinking Small by Andrea Hiott
Subtitle: The Long, Strange Trip of the Volkswagen Beetle Thinking Small tells the story of the men who designed, brought to life and promoted the Volkswagen Beetle. The emphasis is on Ferdinand Porsche, whose concept of a People’s Car was … Continue reading
Review: The Kingdom and the Power by Gay Talese (1969)
When Adolph Ochs bought The New York Times in the 1890s, it was struggling to stay alive. He resuscitated it and made it into what many consider the finest daily newspaper in America. The Times, even to this day, is … Continue reading
Review: City Room by Arthur Gelb
The author began working at the The New York Times in 1944 at age 20. He retired 45 years later as a top editor. Published in 2003, City Room tells the story of those 45 years, emphasizing the historical events … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Book Reviews, Non-Fiction, History, Journalism, Memoir
Tagged 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Arthur Gelb, Broadway, Media History, New York City, New York Times, off-Broadway
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Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print and Power by James McGrath Morris
The name “Joseph Pulitzer” is familiar because of the journalism awards given annually in his name. James McGrath Morris fleshes out the man, whose own contributions to journalism might never have won one of his prizes. He started out as … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Book Reviews, Non-Fiction, History, Journalism
Tagged "Yellow" Journalism, 19th Century, Biography, Civil War, German-language newspapers, Hungary, Immigration, Joseph Pulitzer, Journalism, New York, New York City, News Reporting, Politics, St. Louis, Theodore Roosevelt, US History, US Presidents, William Randolph Hearst
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Review: Mothers & Daughters by Rae Meadows
I’ve always been leery about reading novels that are described as “luminous,” either in reviews or book blurbs. I must have missed that adjective on the back of the advanced readers’ copy, because I read Mothers & Daughters anyway. The … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction
Tagged Fiction, Minnesota, Motherhood, New York City, Orphan Train, Wisconsin
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Review: In a Gilded Cage by Rhys Bowen
Molly Murphy meets a group of Vassar graduates while walking for women’s suffrage in New York’s Easter Parade. Soon her detective agency has two new clients from among them. One wants her to help find out the truth of her … Continue reading
Review: 97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement by Jane Ziegelman
97 Orchard is the closest thing I’ve found to time travel — something I, as an amateur genealogist, would sign up for in a heartbeat! The author is an amazing writer, able to weave together lots of facts without overwhelming … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Non-Fiction, Food, Genealogy, History
Tagged Food, German Food, Immigrants, Irish Food, Italian Food, Jewish Food, Lithuanian Food, New York City, Tenements
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