Book Buzz
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November 2023: Gobbling Up the Books
The World is Our Oyster
Food Worldwide
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Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide by Cecily Wong and Dylan Thuras (DB 105998)
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Jerusalem: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi (DB 110191 / BR 24550)
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Food from Across Africa by Duval Timothy, Jacob Fodio Todd, and Folayemi Brown (DB 110746 / BR 24615 in process)
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Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them by Dan Saladino (DB 106593)
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My Korea: Traditional Flavors, Modern Recipes by Hooni Kim and Aki Kamozawa (DB 108746 / BR 24305)
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Charlemagne's Tablecloth: A Piquant History of Feasting by Nichola Fletcher (DB 62573)
What We Taco-bout When We Taco-bout Cookbooks
Food Microhistories
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Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson (DB 80612)
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Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History by William Alexander (DB 114458)
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Breakfast: A History by Heather Arndt Anderson (DB 77407 / BR 20256)
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Butter: A Rich History by Elaine Khosrova (DB 87889 / BR 21924)
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Noodle Soup: Recipes, Techniques, Obsession by Ken Albala (DB 105703 / BR 23995)
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How Italian Food Conquered the World by John F. Mariani (DB 102785)
Spill the Beans
Literary Themed Cookbooks
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Joanne Fluke's Lake Eden Cookbook: Hannah Swensen's Recipes from the Cookie Jar by Joanne Fluke (DB 113399 / BR 24777 in process)
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Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Companion Cookbook by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Sariann Lehrer (DB 109218) -- based on George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones series.
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Nero Wolfe Cookbook by Rex Stout and the editors of the Viking Press (DB 108592)
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Outlander Kitchen: To the New World and Back Again: The Second Official Outlander Companion Cookbook by Theresa Carle-Sanders (BR 24339) -- based on Diana Gabaldon's Outlander and Lord John Grey series.
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Official Harry Potter Baking Book by Joanna Farrow (DB 104382 / BR 23815) -- based on J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
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The Sweet Magnolias Cookbook: 150 Favorite Southern Recipes by Sherryl Woods and Chef Teddi Wohlford (DB 77632)
These books and more are available on digital cartridge (call the Library at 1-800-992-9012 to order) or for download from the National Library Service's (NLS) online Braille Audio Reading Download (BARD) database: https://nlsbard.loc.gov/
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