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“To me, food is best when it’s not fussed over. Cook it as simply as you can, make it taste as good as you can without overcomplicating mat...

Do you enjoy traveling? Not just being in new places, but do you like the actual process of travel? Gary Janetti’s new book is a funny and ...

I’m all about irony, so on Father’s Day, when I’m missing my dad, I decided to read this essay by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Andrew Sean...

As you might have figured out from previous posts, I love food. I went to culinary school a number of years ago and worked as a personal ch...

“No matter how bad things get, if I feel my hair is together, I believe more firmly that I can deal with what is thrown at me.” Can I get...

In 2021, Anthony Veasna So’s debut, Afterparties , was published to great acclaim. His stories about the children of Cambodian immigrants l...

I don’t read many nonfiction or essay collections, but when I saw that R. Eric Thomas had written a follow-up to his fantastic Here for It ...

How can you resist a book with a title like this? Comedian and writer Zach Zimmerman provides fodder for laughs, tears, and even some a-ha ...

These Precious Days is a new collection of essays by Ann Patchett that make you think, make you feel, and may even make you cry. Patchet...

The Queer Bible is such a terrific and inspiring concept!! While this would have been perfect for Pride Month, I was still excited to ge...

¡Hola Papi! is a series of reflections and recollections from John Paul Brammer, an online advice columnist who could’ve used his own advi...

Braden Hofeling's The Long Road Home is a beautifully written and heartfelt collection of poems, prose, and personal essays. So, wha...

Zadie Smith's new collection of essays, Intimations , may be short, but it packs such a punch. “Talking to yourself can be useful. An...

Over the last few years, Fredrik Backman has been one of my favorite authors, with Beartown, Us Against You, A Man Called Ove and And Ever...

"First we eat, then we do everything else." —M.F.K. Fisher Like music, food often has such an indelible role in our memories. ...

"We talk about nature and nurture when analyzing a person's character. We see two ways that an identity is formed. One is biologic...

"It's often said that knowing who you are, or at the very least possessing a sneaking suspicion of such early in life, is a blessi...

So, I kinda have a thing for Anna Kendrick. I've been (healthily) obsessed with her since 2003, when she appeared in an indie movie cal...

Bob Smith is a tremendously funny comedian—in fact, he was the first openly gay comedian to appear on The Tonight Show and have his own ep...

I randomly stumbled upon this book, and I'm so glad I did. Marina Keegan was an aspiring writer who graduated magna cum laude from Ya...