The Beadworkers by Beth Piatote

The Beadworkers by Beth Piatote

Pages: 208

Rating: 3 out of 5

A collection of writings about Native American life in the contemporary world. The mixed-genre works find unifying themes in the strength of kinship, the ache of longing, and the language of return. A formally inventive, witty, and generous, the works in this collection draw on Indigenous aesthetics and forms to offer a powerful, vision of Native American life in modern America.

Stirring Words: Reflections and Recipes from a Harte Appetite

 Stirring Words: Reflections and Recipes from a Harte Appetite
by Thomas B. Harte
Pages: 408
Stars: 4 out of 5

For more than ten years Tom Harte has been writing essays about his reflections on cuisine and life for the Southeast Missourian, the largest newspaper between St. Louis and Memphis. The best of these essays have been collected in this book. The topics and their attached recipes are diverse. Some essays deal with the history of food, others address culinary questions and facts, while others pay homage to great gourmets such as Thomas Jefferson and Julia Child. There is something to savor and to ponder here for everyone.

Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls

Author: David Sedaris
Pages:275

Cover blurb: From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his readers on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences. Whether railing against the habits of litterers in the English countryside or marveling over a disembodied human arm in a taxidermist's shop, Sedaris takes us on side-splitting adventures that are not to be forgotten.

As always, I am never disappointed and always glad I read one of Sedaris' wonderful books. I would recommend!