Background: Ten years ago, six friends went on vacation. One made it out alive…. In that instant, college student Quincy Carpenter became a member of […]
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Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson – why every educator should read this book and why every school should have it in the library…
Fury is ranging across the nation as parents hold schools accountable for the books they have available for children to check out in the public […]
Read moreThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she […]
Read moreThe Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison is quoted as describing the banning of a book as “a purist yet elementary kind of censorship designed to appease adults rather than educate […]
Read moreScythe by Neal Shusterman and Smallcakes, a new Gluckstadt business
When you read a dystopian novel, you promote a local, recently-opened business…or I do anyway. 🧁😊 Smallcakes is a new cupcakery that opened up […]
Read moreThe Woman in the Window: A Novel and King Cake in a Bread Machine
Recipe link I know what you are saying? King Cake in a bread machine? Why, yes! And…king cake also doesn’t have anything to do […]
Read moreAnxious People: A Novel by Fredrik Backman and Swedish Scones
Recipe link Out of curiosity, I searched to see if there happened to be a recipe for scones with a Swedish twist. I had […]
Read moreCome With Me by Ronald Malfi and Historic Annapolis
Originally this book blog started off with cooking recipes that relate to the setting of books. There are only so many American dishes I can […]
Read moreHome Before Dark by Riley Sager : article – Thomas Jefferson/Dr. Benjamin Rush, maple sugar, and the abolition of slavery
The setting of this book takes place in Vermont. It is a struggle to find unique recipes of books with settings in the United […]
Read moreLock Every Door by Riley Sager (no recipe)
No recipe. Why? Because it takes place in NYC, and I just didn’t want to cook anything “unique” to NYC. Synopsis: No visitors. No […]
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