Tag Archives: memoir

In the Mail: Looking East

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry

–>Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistanby Ali Eteraz Publishers Weekly Eteraz, known for his blog Islamophere, opens his memoir with a vivid description of his father promising Allah that if God bestowed him with a son, that boy “will … Continue reading →

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In the Mail: Out in Paperback

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry

I hope to actually start to digging my way out of my read-but-not-reviewed hole this week.  In the meantime, checkout these well reviewed works coming out in paperback (or will soon). –> The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy … Continue reading →

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Are You Kidding Me? by Rocco Mediate & John Feinstein

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry

As the players struggle to get their rounds in at rain soaked Bethpage Black what better time to take a look back at last years amazing US Open golf tournament.  Are You Kidding Me?: The Story of Rocco Mediate’s Extraordinary … Continue reading →

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In the Mail: Weekend Edition

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry

–> The Stalin Epigram by Robert Littell Publishers Weekly Veteran espionage novelist Littell (Vicious Circle; The Company; etc.) trades cold war spies for interwar Russian poets in his wonderful new novel. In 1934, real-life poet Osip Mandelstam struggles to get … Continue reading →

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Plain Secrets: An Outsider among the Amish by Joe Mackall

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry

I first heard about Joe Mackall at an event at Ohio State this past summer with Dinty Moore.  I like what I heard and so picked up both Last Street Before Cleveland and [amazon-product region=”us” text=”Plain Secrets: An Outsider among … Continue reading →

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