Praise for Born Round

Anyone who has ever eaten a huge and delicious meal, gone on a diet, or—best of all—eaten a huge and delicious meal while on a diet will relish this charming memoir. Frank Bruni's wit and candor as he recounts his lifelong love-hate relationship with food will make you laugh, wince and covet the chance to be his dinner companion.

author of Prep and American Wife

Curtis Sittenfeld,

Born Round is a feast of a book, the epic story of a man’s lifelong obsession with food. Frank Bruni’s memoir is entertaining, unexpectedly touching and at times shockingly honest. Reading it made me laugh, and it also made me hungry.

author of “Little Children,” “Election” and “The Abstinence Teacher”

Tom Perrotta,

If this book were a restaurant, people would be lined up around the block to get in. This is a moving, joyous and poignant memoir filled with unforgettable characters and a story to savor. Frank Bruni, the full-time eater, has a full-time fan.

bestselling author of Lucia, Lucia andVery Valentine

Adriana Trigiani,

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About the book

“Born Round” is an overeater’s story, told from an unusual perspective: the overeater winds up making food the very focus of his professional life. That’s where the book begins, with my appointment as the restaurant critic of the New York Times in 2004. It then flashes back to explain why that appointment was such an odd twist in a turbulent life.