"A genial, likable tone. Totenberg's stories are lively but never go on too long; she appears to reflexively turn the reader's attention to the generosity or small kindnesses of others. She writes, without pretension or self-congratulation, about moments of journalistic triumph of which she has every right to be proud...Her final display of friendship in this book entails laying bare just how frail Ginsburg truly was - and how extraordinary she was to persevere and inspire for as long as she did." - The New York Times Book Review
"Count me among those who rely on NPR reporter Nina Totenberg's crystalline explanations for all things legal, especially Supreme Court arcana - no one is clearer and more
incisive...[
Dinner with Ruth] is a memoir about Nina Totenberg, a jaunt through her captivating life and career, nose for the jugular, and forthrightness about her joys and sorrows... What's not to enjoy about being in Totenberg's sparkling company for an entire book?"
- NPR
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Dinners With Ruth is really three excellent books: a memoir of Nina Totenberg's relatively blessed life; an anecdotal account of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's; and, finally, a paean to the bond of friendship, which, like fine wine, gets better with age."
- Star Tribune "A warm, deeply felt homage to friendship, to what it means to show up and be present for each other, especially in difficult times."
- Washington Independent Review of Books"Totenberg is the voice of authority on all things related to the U.S. Supreme Court...
Dinners With Ruth is about the evolution of the author, who started out 'fiercely independent and doggedly focused' and became 'humbled by events and challenges beyond my control.'"
- Washington Post
