Calvin Trillin

Whether reporting for the New Yorker, penning comic verse and political commentary, or writing his memoirs, Calvin Trillin has bumped into Texas again and again. He insists it's not by design "there has simply been a lot going on in Texas." Astute readers will note, however, that Trillin's family immigrated to America through the port of Galveston, and, after reading this book, many will believe the Lone Star State has somehow imprinted itself on...

An anthology of previously uncollected essays, originally published in "The New Yorker," reflects the work of the eminent journalist's early career and traces his witness to the fledgling years of desegregation in Georgia.

Calvin Trillin can write just about anything-and has. He covered the Civil Rights movement in the South for Time, chronicled stories from small towns and cities for The New Yorker, and wrote comic poetry for The Nation. He has been called perhaps the finest reporter in America (The Miami Herald), our funniest food writer (The New Yorker), and one of the most brilliant humorists of our time (Charleston Post and Courier). But one of his favorite subjects...

What Calvin Trillin likes to write about is eating rather than food. Known to his fans as a 'happy eater,' he is also a highly-respected journalist and a nimble humorist. It is this unique combination of talents that makes The Tummy Trilogy such a wonderfully entertaining collection. Includes American Fried; Alice, Let's Eat; and Third Helpings. In the 1970's, when Trillin was writing the 'American Journal' feature for the New Yorker, he spent a great...

A New York Times bestseller: A "charming" memoir of growing up Jewish among New Orleans high society—and finding a place in the bigger world (Winston Groom, The Wall Street Journal).
The Wolf family had been in New Orleans for generations. They were Jewish but—as Peter Wolf's grandmother put it—"not in an obvious way." In fact, they threw lavish Christmas parties to entertain Peter's father's friends in...