{"product_id":"how-to-cook-a-coyote-the-joy-of-old-age","title":"How to Cook a Coyote: The Joy of Old Age","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBorn in Southern California in 1927, \n\u003cb\u003eBETTY FUSSELL\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Riverside but lived for most of her life in the New York area. Best known for \n\u003ci\u003eThe Story of Corn\u003c\/i\u003e, she is the author of twelve nonfiction books, ranging from biography to cookbooks, food history, and memoir. Her essays on food, travel, and the arts have appeared in scholarly journals, national magazines, and newspapers, including \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, over the past fifty years. A specialist in Shakespeare, she has taught English and American literature and the history of food and its importance to American culture at colleges and universities across the country. She has lectured to audiences everywhere from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to Iowa's State Fair. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer many awards include the IACP's Jane Grigson Award, \n\u003ci\u003eFood Arts\u003c\/i\u003e's Silver Spoon Award, the James Beard Foundation's Journalism Award, and the Who's Who of Food \u0026amp; Beverage. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer memoir, \n\u003ci\u003eMy Kitchen Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, was performed in Hollywood and New York as a one-woman show by actress Dorothy Lyman. Her most recent book is \n\u003ci\u003eEat, Live, Love, Die: Selected Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2016 by Counterpoint Press. She moved back to California to live at Casa Dorinda in Montecito in 2012.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, A Best Book of the Year\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlta\u003c\/i\u003e, A Fall Most Anticipated Read\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fond and bite-size . . . [Fussell] has long been among America's earthiest and most cerebral cookery writers . . . One of the lessons of Fussell's book is to stir what's left of your wits and to, at all costs, keep your sense of humor intact. It functions like the little mesh on the halved lemon that keeps the pips from falling into your oysters.\" --Dwight Garner, \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A feisty memoir that pays tribute to lessons learned and friendships forged during her adventurous life . . . Both smart and accessible, Fussell's savvy musings are a welcome portrait of her robust appetite for life.\" --Becky Meloan, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eHow to Cook a Coyote: The Joy of Old Age \u003c\/i\u003e(Counterpoint Press) is a joyous, invigorating romp through Fussell's waning years, proving incredibly insightful and emotionally meaningful.\" --Matt Kettmann, \n\u003ci\u003eSanta Barbara Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"She writes, usually with humor, about her move from New York to a retirement home in California (where Julia Child also lived), dating later in life and much more, all with an awareness of her looming mortality.\" --Christina Ianzito, AARP \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Equal parts funny and wise.\" --Elizabeth Casillas, \n\u003ci\u003eAlta\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"To read a memoir by a woman almost a century old is to be curious about her state of health and mind. \n\u003ci\u003eHow to Cook a Coyote: The Joy of Old Age\u003c\/i\u003e comes as a refreshing relief: Old age may be part luck and part ordeal, but Betty Fussell is here to remind us of the joys to be found in staying alive . . . Tapping her vivid memories about friends, foes and lovers, most now deceased, Fussell relates stories with such intimate zeal that she starts to feel like an old friend. Her anecdotes are laced with comedy . . . \n\u003ci\u003eHow to Cook a Coyote \u003c\/i\u003emight well be Fussell's last recipe, a fact she jauntily admits, but it possesses a powerful, sustainable ingredient with enviable appeal: her own joie de vivre.\" --Priscilla Kipp, \n\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[E]legant and often funny . . . A pleasure to read.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred reviews) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Her sardonic autobiographical essays burst with memories of food, friendship, sexual passion, and globe-trotting adventures . . . The book's 40 miniature essays are self-deprecating ('There is no protection from time. Witness my body') and often employ a playful, inviting direct address to the reader . . . These tongue-in-cheek essays remembering sensual joys are perfect for fans of Diana Athill, Ruth Reichl, and Abigail Thomas.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fussell writes bravely about her limited future, still showing her sharp wit and keen sense of irony. She's a bright example of savoring life and aging with grace.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Essayist and food writer Fussell serves up a spirited meditation on aging and mortality in this vibrant memoir . . . It's a graceful, gutsy ode to the pleasures and pains of growing old.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/15\/2025 (EAN 9781640097384, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/01\/2025 pg. 79 (EAN 9781640097384, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/27\/2025 (EAN 9781640097384, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/21\/2025 (EAN 9781640097384, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/01\/2025 (EAN 9781640097384, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fussell, Betty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025-12-02\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Culinary|Cooking|Essays \u0026amp; Narratives|Humor|Topic|Aging\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.7 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640097384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781640097384\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51110237569302,"sku":"SP-9781640097384","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781640097384_spiral.png?v=1774948077","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-cook-a-coyote-the-joy-of-old-age","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}