"Tender and honest, this reflection on what it means to grow up and find yourself will make dad both laugh and cry." - No Real Simple, 25 Father's Day Books That Cover All of Dad's Interests Real Simple, 25 Father's Day Books That Cover All of Dad's Interests "A terrific contribution to understanding not only the experience of bipolar illness but the experience of life: warm, funny, poignant, and human." - Kay Redfield Jamison, author of An Unquiet Mind "One of the finest portraits of bipolar disorder I have ever read." - Paste "Ruthlessly candid . The book is funny and hopeful even during some of its darkest passages, a deft balancing act that has brought Leite pre-publication comparisons with Augusten Burroughs and David Sedaris." - Connecticut Post "Expertly walks the line between sad and funny . [Leite's] firsthand account of mental illness pulls no punches, serving up an honest and open perspective on personal and family issues that are often swept under the rug." - Publisher's Weekly "A witty account .

Logophiles will appreciate the author's expansive vocabulary and readers will enjoy Leite's ability to bring levity to a host of serious--and sometimes sad--subjects. The book gives a universal account of complications that many lives encounter, but Notes on a Banana brings levity and humor to the hardships the author recounts." - Associated Press "A witty account . readers will enjoy Leite's ability to bring levity to a host of serious--and sometimes sad--subjects. The book gives a universal account of complications that many lives encounter, but Notes on a Banana brings levity and humor to the hardships the author recounts." - Associated Press "A tender, funny and sadly real story--one that will certainly resonate with readers." - TimeOut New York "In his excellent memoir, Notes on a Banana, David Leite has managed the unlikely feat of combining a work of laugh-out-loud humor with the solemn subject of mental illness. A splendid and entertaining book.

" - Dick Cavett "In hilarious, deeply honest prose, Leite has brilliantly captured the light and dark of bipolar disorder. But this book does so much more. It explores the relationships between culture and family, friendship and food, love and the body. A memoir about the astonishing resilience of the human heart." - Marya Hornbacher, author of Madness: A Bipolar Life "In his masterful new memoir, David Leite weaves together three of my favorite things: food, humor, and debilitating mental illness. Notes on a Banana is beautifully crafted, inspiring, and poignantly honest. A must read for all foodies and memoir lovers who know the power food and family have to overcome nearly every obstacle in life." - Josh Kilmer-Purcell, author of I Am Not Myself These Days "Masterful .

Notes on a Banana is beautifully crafted, inspiring, and poignantly honest. A must read for all foodies and memoir lovers who know the power food and family have to overcome nearly every obstacle in life." - Josh Kilmer-Purcell, author of I Am Not Myself These Days "An honest look at overcoming a life fraught with anguish and obstacles, from an awkward youth through his turbulent teens and twenties, David Leite emerged as one of the best food writers of our generation. Notes on a Banana is the brutally forthright story of a man who found love, and finally his calling . in the kitchen." - David Lebovitz, author of My Paris Kitchen.