Carmelo Militano latest book, Fate of Olives, is part travel book, and part memoir. It was short-listed for the D.H.Lawrence travel book in Europe and Eileen McTavis Skyes book award in Canada.
Reviews
Tuesday, March 9 2010
Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy's Culinary Capital by Eric Dregni
Parmesan cheese, Tortellini shaped like Venus' navel, and the frothy wide-eyed observations of a young American in Italy.
Thursday, February 18 2010
Bangkok Days: A Sojourn in the Capital of Pleasure by Lawrence Osborne
We rarely meet Thai people. They instead tend to hover in the background or are served up as part of the local color, for example, the transsexuals known as kathoey.
Wednesday, November 18 2009
Heroes and Villians by David Hajdu
Part of what makes Hajdu such a good music critic and clever pop culture observer is his ability to see beyond the obvious.
Monday, November 9 2009
Fado by Andrzej Stasiuk
Moving back and forth through memory and time, these essays act like a vehicle moving through historical, mental and natural landscapes.
Thursday, July 16 2009
Prisoner of the State by Zhao Ziyang
This is an excellent history lesson that should be impressed upon one's mind, much like the famous image of a solitary man standing in front of a line of tanks at Tiananmen Square.
