Nonfiction Reviews
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Thank you NetGalley and The Experiment Publishing for the review copy of Uta Seeburg’s “How Would You Like Your Mammoth?” This was such a fun and informative book! I love reading microhistories, and while there is nothing “micro” about the history of food, Seeburg breaks down 12,000 years of historical cuisine into fifty bite-sized essays,…
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Thank you NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC of Alex Snodgrass’ fantastic new cookbook “Everyday Eats!” I love how elevated, yet approachable Alex Snodgrass’ recipes are. Easy but never boring, her recipes are perfect for weeknight dinners after everyone has been busy at work and school all day. Her newest book “Everyday Eats” promises…
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Thank you NetGalley and Head of Zeus Publishing for the review copy of Sally Coulthard’s “The Secret World of Twilight.” I have always loved twilight, that in-between time of after dusk and before night. The world seems a different place then, quieter, magical. I did not know that the early morning hours just after night…
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Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for the ARC of “The Renoir Girls” by Catherine Ostler. I love Renoir’s work; I think he was a brilliant artist, his paintings have so much depth to them that you can look at them for hours without losing interest. I am familiar with the paintings referenced in this…
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Thank you NetGalley and Riverhead Books for the ARC of Angelica Glass’ memoir, Scavenging Beauty. In Scavenging Beauty, Angelica Glass ruminates on the many phases of her life over hundreds of miles walked through Santa Cruz County, California. She relives a childhood spent with violent, disengaged parents, finding herself and her way as a teenager…
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