Books: Simply The Best Writing On A Variety Of Subjects In 2024

We have reached the time of year when collections of the best writing of the year become available, either for your own library or as perfect holiday gifts. The Best American series was launched in 1915, and it is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction, and it is the most respected, and popular, in this genre.

In this review, we will examine three of them: The Best American Essays 2024, edited by Wesley Morris and Kim Dana Kupperman; The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2024, edited by Padma Lakshmi and Jaya Saxena; and The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024, edited by S.A. Cosby and Steph Cha.

Books: "Hard Truths: Think and Lead Like a Green Beret" By Congressman Mike Waltz

 

Hard Truths: Think and Lead Like a Green Beret

By Congressman Mike Waltz, U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.)

St. Martin's Press; hardcover, 288 pages, includes one 8-page color photo insert; $30.00; available today, Tuesday, October 22nd

Congressman Mike Waltz represents Florida's 6th Congressional district, and he is the first Green Beret to be elected to Congress and a former White House and Pentagon policy advisor. He graduated from Virginia Military Institute, served over 25 years in the U.S. Army, and is a retired U.S. Army National Guard Colonel. After he was commissioned as an Army lieutenant, Congressman Waltz graduated from Ranger School and was then selected for the elite Green Berets, and he served worldwide as a decorated Special Forces officer with multiple combat tours in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Africa. He was awarded four Bronze Stars, and two with valor, for his action in combat. 

Books: 'The Arizona Triangle" By Sydney Graves

 

The Arizona Triangle: A Jo Bailen Detective Novel

By Sydney Graves

Harper Paperbacks/HarperCollins Publishers; paperback, 304 pages; $18.99; available today, Tuesday, October 22nd

Sydney Graves is a pseudonym for Kate Christensen, an Arizona native and the author of eight novels, with the most recent Welcome Home, Stranger. Her fourth novel, The Great Man, won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. She has also authored two food-centric memoirs, Blue Plate Special and How to Cook a Moose, winner of the 2016 Maine Literary Award for Memoir.

Mendoza On Mets: "We Raised the bar"

 

Mets Manager Carlos Mendoza during one of his press conferences during the NLDS. Photo by Jason Schott.

The Mets' season that felt like it would never end concluded on Sunday night when they lost Game 6 of the NLCS, 10-5, to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Dodgers Take NL Pennant, Leave Mets Grimacing

 

Tommy Edman celebrates his home run with Mookie Betts. Photo by Jason Schott.

The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the National League pennant on Sunday night, as the routed the Mets, 10-5, in Game 6 of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium.

College Football: FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll - Week 8

 

In the FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll for Week 8 of the 2024 college football season, Oregon claimed the top spot, while last week's No. 1,Texas, dropped five slots after losing to Georgia.

Boone On Finally Taking Yankees To World Series As Skipper: "Just really proud of this group"

 

The Yankees celebrate after the final out. @Yankees.

The Yankees clinched a spot in the World Series on Saturday night with their 5-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians in 10 innings in Game 5 of the ALCS, winning the series four games to one.