eatwhatyouread
Morel Mushrooms and Bonnie Jo Campbell are both really cool things from Michigan.
It’s time to celebrate things Michigan. The first is that it’s morel mushroom season. For those in the know, morels grow in those places in the woods (or orchard, or certain sides of back roads, or (you fill in your spot) where you take care not to show anyone. The small window of time that you […]
Things that book nerds do!
I am a self-avowed book nerd. I do geeky things like keep track of the books I read and add up their page numbers. Last summer I didn’t pick a book from my summer reading pile haphazardly; I developed a specific order to read them in based on the time frame of the book and […]
What do Edward Gorey, British Mysteries, and Meyer Lemon Poundcake have in common? You’ll See.
I judged a book by its cover a few weeks ago. Well, not necessarily just its cover; it was the cover’s illustrator that wooed me: Edward Gorey. I love this guy. a His work is macabe and gothic, but at the same time whimsical – kind of like the book whose cover his illustration adorns: […]
Oscar Night, 2012. A cocktail inspired by a movie, inspired by a book, inspired by another book….
I’m a sucker for the Oscars. To know me, you might be surprised by this. I don’t seem to make time to see movies, and I am not someone who follows celebrity gossip rags. These don’t necessarily connect to the other, I guess. There is a romance to the Academy Awards that I enjoy, and […]
Hemingway and daiquiris – or how to take a fake vacation
Sometimes during the long slog through winter, I find myself craving sunshine and the beach. I start dreaming of summer, and because jet-setting off to the Caribbean isn’t really an option for me, I make do with what I have. This, in case you didn’t know this already, is a great imagination. If you crank […]
Plane crashes and teen beauty queens! My First Book Talk!!!
In honor of speaking to you directly, I uploaded a video onto Youtube. Watch it to hear my fabulous book recommendation, Libba Bray’s Beauty Queens. It’s one of my new favorites because it’s funny, smart, and full of satire. Who doesn’t love laughing at people who watch reality television? Because of course, we would never […]
Comfort food – for the body and the mind
Food for the mind You know those days where right after you give yourself a giant cheer for finishing all the work on your desk, you turn around and realize tomorrow’s pile is even bigger? It’s been one of those weeks. Most days I hunker down and work even harder. But every once in […]
The Night Circus: An enchanting reading experience and a sudden urge to eat caramel corn
The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern, is a transporter of a book. The setting, a circus powered by magic that travels from one exotic location around the globe to the next, is artfully captured. It’s the story of two protagonists, Celia Bowen and Marco Alisdair. Both have been trained in the art of magic since […]
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