Author: Nanci McDermottTitle: Quick and Easy ThaiFormat/Source: eBook/KindlePublished: December 2003Publisher: Chronicle BooksLength: 168 pagesGenre: CookbookWhy I Read: Want to learn about cooking Thai food Read If You: Want to learn about cooking Thai food 😉 Rating: ★★★★ [ratings guide] Links: GoodReads […]
Author: Michael PollanTitle: CookedFormat/Source: eBook/library Published: January 2013Publisher: PenguinLength: 480 pagesGenre: Non-fictionWhy I Read: ‘New’ Pollan boo Read If You’re: Interested in the art/history of cookingQuote: “Elation, effervescence, elevation, levity, inspiration: air words all, alveolated with vowels, leavening the dough of […]
Author: China MievilleTitle: The ScarSeries: Bas-Lag novelsFormat/Source: Paperback/my copyPublished: 2000Publisher: Del ReyLength: 578 pagesGenre: Mieville is his own genre (steampunk?)Why I Read: In the mood for a strong ‘place as character’ book Read If You: Like original world-building, grounded characters […]
Author: Neal ShustermanTitle: Challenger DeepFormat/Source: ebook/EdelweissPublished: 21 April 2015Publisher: HarperCollinsLength: 320 pagesGenre: Young adult Why I Read: New work by a favourite authorRead If You: Want to understand what experiencing mental illness can be like Rating: ★★★★★ [ratings guide] Links: […]
Author: Gabrielle ZevinTitle: The Storied Life of A.J. FikryFormat/Source: ebook/LibraryPublished: April 2014Publisher: Algonquin BooksLength: 260 pagesGenre: General fictionWhy I Read: Popular in the blogosphere, easily accessibleRead If You’re: A book loverQuote: “Sometimes books don’t find us until the right time”.Rating: […]