Calvin Trillin wears many hats. He has written novels, memoirs, articles and essays. He is a reporter, a liberal, a family man and a gourmand. When he writes he can be funny, nostalgic, sensitive, sarcastic or angry. He can be serious when writing about the civil rights movement and humorous when describing pompous politicians. The Lede is a compilation of some of Trillin’s articles dating from the 1960’s to 2013.

When I saw that Calvin Trillin had another book out(he is 88 years old), it was like welcoming back an old friend. Although I don’t think The Lede is Trillin at his best, I’ll take him anyway I can get him!