Summary: "'Food and travel are natural companions,' writes guest editor Padma Lakshmi. From this pairing comes 'the possibility of seeing anew, of examining how we make and assign meaning.' The essays in this year’s Best American Food and Travel Writing circle the world--from Dakar in Senegal, to Michoacán in south-central Mexico, to the Camino de Santiago in Spain--and deepen our understanding of our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 808.06 BESMurakami, Haruki
Summary: "Haruki Murakami's myriad fans will be delighted by this unique look into the mind of a master storyteller. In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author and famously reclusive writer shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: ""In almost any culture, at any time, you can find food writing," writes guest editor Mark Bittman in his introduction. "Food means growing and hardship, and health and medicine, and work and holiday. In its abundance it is a gift and a joy, and in its absence a curse and a tragedy. If a culture has writing, that culture has food writing." The stories in this year's Best American Food Writing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 BESFerrante, Elena
Summary: A delightful collection of essays exploring reading and writing. "In the Margins" contains Elena Ferrante's latest reflections on literature, and the works and authors that have influenced her throughout her career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2022