- Delicious! + GingerbreadThe time of year has come where I’m choosing to settle in with cozy books, and Ruth Reichl’s food-centric novel Delicious! fit ...Read more
- Marilla of Green Gables + Raspberry CordialLike many girls, I grew up with Anne Shirley. I adored her big imagination and found it amusing to watch her get ...Read more
- Where the Crawdads Sing + Shrimp and Pimiento-Cheese GritsWhen Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing was selected for Reese Withersoon’s book club, it became an instant must-read. Equal parts coming-of-age ...Read more
- The Adults + Christmas Morning MuffinsCaroline Hulse’s debut novel The Adults is like a Christmas comedy (Four Christmases comes to mind) meets Big Little Lies. Though Claire ...Read more
- The Alice Network + Goat Cheese and Prosciutto CrostiniWhereas years past have seemed to be filled with WWII-centric historical fiction, I don’t think I’ve read a single book about it ...Read more
- An Absolutely Remarkable Thing + Apple TurnoversI’m a huge fan of John Green and I heard a lot of amazingness about his brother’s first novel, and that’s basically ...Read more
- The Book of M + Mint Chocolate Chip Ice CreamI decided to pick up The Book of M by Peng Shepherd after hearing about it on a podcast. The story of ...Read more
- Peas, Carrots and an Aston Martin + Carrot CupcakesFor those of you who enjoyed The Afterlife of Walter Augustus, Hannah Lynn is at it again! This time with a more ...Read more
- Our Life in the Forest + Roasted Mushrooms with Herbed QuinoaI requested Marie Darrieussecq’s novel Our Life in the Forest from NetGalley because the concept was intriguing. Marie — both the author ...Read more
- Good Morning, Midnight + Kale Sausage Soup with Tomatoes and ChickpeasGood Morning, Midnight is a low-key post-apocalyptic novel. Augie is an aging but brilliant astronomer who ends up stranded in the Arctic, ...Read more
- A Place for Us + Mango LassiFatima Farheen Mirza’s novel A Place for Us put me at a loss for words (a tough position when I need to ...Read more
- Virgil Wander + LasagnaLeif Enger is an award-winning author who I’d never heard of before coming across his latest novel, Virgil Wander. He truly has ...Read more
- The Clockmaker's Daughter + Fish and ChipsI have never read a Kate Morton novel, but I have heard amazing things — and a lot of buzz about her ...Read more
- The Bookshop of Yesterdays + Fig and Goat Cheese MuffinsThough I enjoy books about books, it’s rare that I read one right on top of the other. It felt as though ...Read more
- The Dream Daughter + Copycat Mexican PizzaThe description for Diane Chamberlain’s “genre-spanning” novel The Dream Daughter promises it will be “irresistible.” In that, it was 100% correct. Twenty-six-year-old ...Read more
- There There + Indian TacosTommy Orange’s novel There There tells a multigenerational story of Native Americans as they are today, living not on reservations but in ...Read more
- Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore + Cider DonutsI suppose I expected a book about books when I chose Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore for the Book Challenge by ...Read more
- An American Marriage + Blackberry Jam CakeAn American Marriage, the poignant novel by Tayari Jones, received a boost of popularity when Oprah selected it as her book club ...Read more
- TBR Mix 'n' Mingle - What I'm Reading in SeptemberSeptember is here and it’s exciting! Fall is coming… those cooler, breezy days that are perfect for reading. The end to the ...Read more
- The Late Bloomers' Club + Burnt Sugar Cake (and Corn Tomato Salad)If you’re anything like me, you’re looking forward to fall. It’s the season of cool nights, hot cups of tea, fresh baked ...Read more