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What We Eat When We Eat Alone, Stories and 100 Recipes, by Deborah Madison and Patrick McFarlin (2009, Gibbs Smith, 272 pages)
What do I eat when I eat alone? Whatever creates the fewest dirty dishes.
Lake Champlain: An Illustrated History, published by Adirondack Life, 2009, 216 pages.
It’s now 400 years since Samuel de Champlain voyaged to the lake that’s named after him, the lake that was a key to the continent during the American Revolution and the War of 1812. In commemoration, the publishers of Adirondack Life magazine offer this lush, glossy coffee-table book about all things Lake Champlain.
The Seven Deadly Sins and Other Poems, by David R. Slavitt, Louisiana State University, 2009, 69 pages
Used to be, all poets were considered classical poets. Now, in the age of coffee house slams and erasure poetry, classicists like David R. Slavitt aren’t getting much attention.
Essential Pleasures: A New Anthology of Poems to Read Aloud, edited by Robert Pinsky, Norton, 2009, 488 pages
It may sound strange, but generally poets do not know how to read poetry aloud. There’s always a lot of rolling Rs and “Acting!” waving about. But there are a few who will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
Fenway Park: A Baseball Pop-Up Book, by Major League Baseball (Universe, 2009, 17 pages)
This pop-up book only has one pop-up, but it’s a doozy.
The Complete Game: Reflections on Baseball, Pitching, and Life on the Mound, by Ron Darling (2009, Knopf, 272 pages)
This one is best suited for people who already have a deep-ish knowledge or caring about the game.
Splitters, Squeezes, and Steals: The Inside Story of Baseball’s Greatest Techniques, Strategies, and Plays, by Derek Gentile (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2009, 255 pages)
I’ve learned more about different pitches from this book than any other — how you hold the ball, what the path of the ball is, and which pitchers are and have been the best at each pitch.
As They See ’Em: A Fan’s Travels in the Land of Umpires, by Bruce Weber (Simon & Schuster, 2009, 341 pages)
This is my top pick for baseball reads, my if-you’re-only-going-to-read-one selection.
Not Becoming My Mother: And Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way, by Ruth Reichl (2009, The Penguin Press, 112 pages)
Reviewed by Amy Diaz letters@hippopress.com
Anybody who has read Ruth Reichl’s books knows (or feels like they know) her mom.
Falling Brick Kills Local Man, by Mark Kraushaar (University of Wisconsin Press, 2009, 83 pages)
By Dan Szczesny letters@hippopress.com
Mark Kraushaar’s first collection is a fast, sublime series of small short stories, all detailing a moment or a second in everyday life.
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