"Keillor is . . . sharing with readers a lifetime of success and regrets. His book is funny, sad, poignant, and sometimes wistful, especially when he recalls good times on the PHC tour bus, traveling to performances all over the country."—Pioneer Press

"That Time of Year is a major work: a thoroughgoing portrait of its artist as both a young man and a somewhat sad but grateful oldster. Each period of Keillor’s life is recounted, frequently in novelistic detail, with humor and humility,"—Washington Examiner

"Die-hard fans will treasure stories with Keillor as the central character, rather than trying to discover him behind that Guy Noir mask."—Star Tribune

"The title  may have been borrowed from Shakespeare, but the content is vintage Keillor—and then some. But it’s also vintage Minnesotan—and then some. . . .The result is a memoir that must have been (mostly) delightful to write and is entirely delightful to read. In fact, it’s a companion of sorts to Prairie Home Companion. Like the show itself, Mr. Keillor’s recollections occasion many a chuckle and more than an occasional belly laugh."—The Imaginative Conservative

"An excellent memoir . . . As with all great humorists, there is a core of anger at the stupidity of the world and a sense that he is fighting fiercely for dignity against the odds. And what a strange dignity it is! . . . Keillor has a great gift for self-reflection, and in the final chapters of the book, as he looks back over the story of his life, now winding down in a kind of cultural exile, his clear-sighted self-assessment is moving and impressive."—Storming Bohemian Punks

"He writes in a style that is reminiscent of his Prairie Home stories, rambling, self-deprecating and true to life. If you grew up in a small town, you’ll instantly identify with some of his stories and experiences. . . . An enjoyable, light read."—Lutheran Ladies Connection

"A literary cartographer would find it necessary to trace, in forceful blue lines, tributary streams running from Mark Twain and Sherwood Anderson to the Wobegonian river of stories and novels that has issued from Garrison Keillor for more than twenty years."—Chicago Tribune

“Keillor is very clearly a genius. His range and stamina alone are incredible—after 30 years, he rarely repeats himself—and he has the genuine wisdom of a Cosby or Mark Twain. He's consistently funny about Midwestern fatalism . . . and he's a masterful storyteller.”—Sam Anderson, Slate

"Keillor has always been a great cataloger, equal parts Homer and Montgomery Ward, . . . as aware of life's betrayals and griefs as [he] is of the grace notes and buffooneries that leaven everyday existence. Keillor's Lake Wobegon books have become a set of synoptic gospels, full of wistfulness and futility yet somehow spangled with hope."—Thomas Mallon, New York Times Book Review

"People who don't listen to his show much think it's homespun olde-timey stories. They don't hear the variety and dark emotion and ambition in what he's doing. It's like they buy the packaging without noticing the complicated product he's actually making."—Ira Glass, creator and host of This American Life, quoted in the Chicago Tribune