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Best Food Writing of 2014

A Literary Buffet Editor: Holly Hughes You’re probably familiar with the Best American annual anthologies, which compile the year’s best writing in topics ranging from science to sports to comics and mystery stories (these have saved my holiday-giving bacon year after year with difficult-to-shop-for relatives). There’s even one for infographics, which I’m not sure counts as “writing.” But one category the Best American series doesn’t include is food writing. Fortunately, the Best Food Writing series picks up the slack, and the 2014 edition features 400-plus pages of tasty bite-size treats. Dozens of food writers, chefs, authors, and bloggers contributed to [...]

2016-12-31T17:54:36-07:00November 24th, 2014|Tags: , , , , |

YA Trilogy Thrills: Girl of Fire and Thorns

Isn’t it wonderful when you stumble upon a really exciting book and realize the entire series is already complete, so you can devour them all as fast as you can read, without the painful months of waiting for each new installment? That’s what I’ve been doing with the Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy, by Rae Carson, which wrapped up in 2013. Because they really are one story in three volumes, I’ve chosen to review them all together here, so if you haven’t finished (or started) this magical, girl-empowering fantasy trilogy yet, stay vigilant for possible spoilers! The Girl of [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:33-07:00October 17th, 2014|Tags: , , , , |

Missing One, The

A Whale Tale Author: Lucy Atkins It’s a strange feeling when you turn the age your parents were when they had you. (My parents were quite young, so this happened a while back for me.) Suddenly, you have a new perspective on where your mom and dad were at in life when you came along — and, maybe, how different your own life choices are by comparison. But what if you got the sneaking suspicion that your parents never wanted you? That’s the drama at the heart of The Missing One. Kali McKenzie has just lost her mother, Elena, to [...]

2016-12-31T17:54:45-07:00October 14th, 2014|Tags: , , , |
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