Readers Roundtable Episode 15: Food & Fun in July!
July 2019 Readers RoundTable: Food & Family
CADL Collection Development Specialists Jessica Trotter, Mari Garza, and Cheryl Lindemann discuss book with a strong food element. Foods can be associated with home and community and there are so many fabulous titles that have food and cooking at their heart. Here are the titles that came up in our discussion.
Mari’s Picks:
Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech
Rutabaga The Adventure Chef by Eric Colossal
Today is Monday by Eric Carle
Feast For 10 by Cathryn Falwell
Mama Panya’s Pancakes: A Village Tale From Kenya by Mary and Rich Chamberlin
North of Happy by Adi Alsaid
The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate—title I couldn’t remember in reference to beignets
Cheryl’s Picks:
Ruth Reichl’s memoirs:
§ My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes that Saved My Life
Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
The Cake Therapist by Judith Fertig
The Memory of Lemon by Judith Fertig
Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton
Everyone Loves Bacon by Kelly DiPucchio
Everyone Loves Cupcake by Kelly DiPucchio
Wild Horses of the Summer Sun by Tory Bilski
Kitchen Yarns: Notes of Love, Life and Food by Ann Hood
Grace Stirs Up Success – J DVD
Jessica’s Picks:
Sourdough by Robin Sloan
Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim
Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace
Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home by Jessica Fechtor
Happy reading!