October is Octobering – with changing leaves, lovely golden light, fall theatre and a visit from my parents. Between all that and Gala prep at ZUMIX, here’s what I have been reading: Dear Miss Lake, A.J. PearceI’ve adored Pearce’s series following the WWII adventures of journalist Emmy Lake, her best friend Bunty, and Emmy’s colleagues […]| cakes, tea and dreams
In 2017, Valerie Stivers started writing about food in classic fiction for The Paris Review. Her particular project for the “Eat Your Words” column would be cooking and baking her way through literature. It was a larger undertaking than she realized and became something of an obsession. A selection of the greatest hits made it […]| Bookish Beck
I’m in my annual two-week Charlotte’s Web phase – thinking piglets, pygmy goats, barn smells, shiny new tractors, ice cream cones, corn on the cob, 4-H kids, ferris wheels, roller…| Books Around The Table