The Last Season

I grew up in the south, an Atlanta kid who was the son of a Miami when it was Miami kid who was the son of an Atlantan before him. If you are from the south, history is more complicated and yes, more sad. The south is home to swaths of the most beautiful land in the U.S. It has vast open spaces, rol......more

It seemed appropriate timing for me to finally pick up this little father-son, college football love fest. My son had gifted it to us some time ago (or was it just to his dad?) No matter. The end of another college football season was nearly here, and the anniversary of my late father’s birthday rem......more

Great book. I love to mix in memoirs to my reading and had this book recommended by a coworker. As someone who loves the Ole Miss Rebels and grew up on college football, this was a fantastic read to extend the recent season by a couple more days. Even for those without a tie to Ole Miss or a love fo......more

A memoir about a man spending a season of following Ole Miss football with his aging father. I'm not a huge fan of college football, but I did like this. Stuart Stevens adds in memories of his childhood, both memories attached to Ole Miss football, as well as memories of growing up in the South. Wou......more

Consumer alert: I was able to read this book through the First to Read program with Penguin Random House. While I may have had access to an early copy for free, I feel confident in saying this opportunity did not in any way influence my opinion of the book. It wasn't the title that drew me in, it wa......more