Book reviews

Check out the latest reviews of University of Minnesota Press books.
Dennis Anderson: 30 years later, Sigurd Olson's big thoughts still apply
In the three decades since Sig's death, much has changed, and in those changes arise challenges to the tenets of the personal philosophy Sig forged over his 82 years. In the Star Tribune.
DeRusha Eats: The Great Minnesota Cookie Book
On WCCO: "There’s a real cookie culture here that doesn’t exist in other parts of the country."
Deseret News: 'Building Zion' explores architecture of Mormon settlements
Review of Thomas Carter's book.
Deskbound Traveller: New and forthcoming books on travel and place
After a free-climbing accident that left him in a coma and kept him in hospital for four months, the prize-winning French writer Sylvain Tesson made a promise to himself...
Detroit Lakes Newspaper / Bookworm Sez: Book chronicles love story behind first gay marriage in U.S.
There’s always been a picket fence in your future. You could just picture it: charming spouse, two-point-five kids, minivan, Cape Cod with manicured lawn, birthday parties on the patio, all surrounded by that picket fence. It was a perfect dream of a blissful life.
Detroit Metro Times: 3 books about Detroit for the bookworm in your life
It's part personal memoir, part reporting, part academic dissection, drawing on life history, pop culture, photojournalism, architecture, TV news, and more.
Devoid of Verite
The House Next Door reviews Eric Ames's FEROCIOUS REALITY: DOCUMENTARY ACCORDING TO WERNER HERZOG.
"Diary of a passionate quest.": Kirkus Reviews on 'Of Walking in Ice'
Diet Soap Podcast #143: Liking and Linking a Culture through Criticism
Mark Dery discusses I MUST NOT THINK BAD THOUGHTS on Diet Soap Podcast.
Diet Soap Podcast #197: Hyperobjects and the New Neurotic Ecology
Podcast interview with Timothy Morton, author of HYPEROBJECTS.
Digital Culture & Education review: Gaming at the Edge
Adrienne Shaw's book "delivers a strong argument against the view that identification is a central motivation to play a game."
Dining with Dara: Lettuce out of the crisper, into patio pots
Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl features advice from Brenda Langton (THE SPOONRIVER COOKBOOK) about eating healthfully and preserving vegetables from the farmers market on MPR.
Discorder: Textually Active
Discorder reviews Paul Metsa's memoir BLUE GUITAR HIGHWAY.
Discussions with Political Scientists: Lester Spence
Lester Spence (STARE IN THE DARKNESS) appears on New Books in Political Science (podcast).
Disney's BabyZone: 5 Pieces of Advice from the Mother of a Preemie
With Kate Hopper, author of READY FOR AIR.
Dissent: Standing with Standing Rock
Dissent Magazine review of Standing with Standing Rock
Dissident Voice | Promoting Social Change: LGBT Activism
Interview with Kelly Cogswell (EATING FIRE).
Distorting the Legacy of Richard Aoki
San Francisco Bay View looks at the ways in which Seth Rosenfeld's new book attempts to rewrite history.
Dita Von Teese recommends 'Infinite Variety'
"Talk about eccentric glamour, La Casati did it ALL before any of us did!"
Dockside Minnesota: Wild for walleye
The Chanhassen Villager features a recipe and article by Beth Dooley, author of THE NORTHERN HEARTLAND KITCHEN.
Docomomo on Saint John's Abbey Church
Review of Victoria Young's book.
Documentary based on "Pink Ribbons, Inc." to show at Toronto International Film Festival
The documentary "Pink Ribbons, Inc." by Quebec filmmaker Lea Pool is based on UMP's book of the same name by Samantha King.
Don Luce discusses A NATURAL CURIOSITY on Fox 9 Good Day
It's one of the most visited museums in Minnesota. A new book takes a closer look at the rich, 150 year history of the Bell Museum in St. Paul.
Dorion Sagan on What Now
The COSMIC APPRENTICE author discusses his new book and our global crisis
Dorothy, how does that make you feel?
Horn Book Guide brief review of FREUD IN OZ by Kenneth Kidd.
Doug Miles interviews Ian Bogost
Ian Bogost discusses HOW TO DO THINGS WITH VIDEOGAMES with Doug Miles at the Tampa Bay Media Examiner.
Downtown Journal: Lost Mansions
The Downtown Journal features Larry Millett's ONCE THERE WERE CASTLES and traces the history of a few key lost sites.
Downtown Journal: Play until you drop
Paul Metsa’s new memoir BLUE GUITAR HIGHWAY reflects on four decades in the music biz
Downtown Journal: Summit Avenue through Coco's eyes
Downtown Journal discusses COCO'S DIARY, a play based on the UMP book THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN (with intro by Peg Meier), which plays at the History Theatre through the month of March 2012.
Dramatists Guild of America: Ten Questions with Adrienne Kennedy
I can write in any kind of room and have. I have often written on trains and buses, hotel rooms, rooms on campuses. I require nothing specific in the room, as I seem to blot out my surroundings when I am writing.