Golden State + California Hot Dogs
I remember when Golden State was offered up as a Book of the Month selection earlier this year. I didn’t choose it, ... Read more Queenie + Jamaican Bun
I excitedly picked Candice Carty-Williams’ Queenie as my Book of the Month in March, but since life gets in the way, I ... Read more Valencia and Valentine + Butterscotch Ice Cream
Valencia and Valentine is a contemporary fiction debut from Suzy Krause that came out just a few days ago. The novel is ... Read more A Woman Is No Man + Stuffed Grape Leaves
When Etaf Rum’s A Woman Is No Man was shown as an option for the February Book of the Month, I didn’t ... Read more The Library of Lost and Found + Toffee Apples
When I was invited to join the blog tour for Phaedra Patrick’s The Library of Lost and Found, I couldn’t turn it ... Read more Chronicles of a Radical Hag + Butterscotch Bars
When I read the description of Lorna Landvik’s Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes), I couldn’t resist picking it up. Not ... Read more The Farm + Pancit
Joanne Ramos’ novel The Farm comes out on May 7, and I’m so excited that I was able to get an advance ... Read more Women Talking + Whole Wheat and Spelt Bread
Miriam Toews’ latest novel Women Talking was one of my most anticipated reads of 2019, and though it wasn’t exactly what I ... Read more The Dreamers + Almond Croissants
For those of you who have been with me since the beginning, you may recall my love of Karen Thompson Walker’s previous ... Read more The Map of Salt and Stars + Pistachio Ice Cream
When The Map of Salt and Stars was released last May, there was a lot of buzz around it. It’s captivating cover ... Read more The Wangs vs. the World + Sichuan Boiled Fish
Jade Chang’s debut novel The Wangs vs. the World first came to my attention a couple of years ago when I won ... Read more Life on the Leash + Cran-Pumpkin Peanut Butter Dog Treats
Prior to Victoria Schade’s Life on the Leash, I’ve suffered through two 1-star dog-centric reads.* Thank goodness this light-hearted rom com of ... Read more The One + Creamy Macaroni and Cheese
I recently heard about John Marrs’ novel The One on the Currently Reading podcast, in an episode about “Books to Blow Your ... Read more The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living + Double-Crust Apple Pie
Though Louise Miller wrote The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living first, it is the second of her novels that I’ve read. ... Read more Delicious! + Gingerbread The 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 Cordial Like 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 Grits When 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 Muffins Caroline 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 Crostini Whereas 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 Turnovers I’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
