Food Literature

Kitchen Chinese, Ann Mah's funny and poignant first novel about a young Chinese-American woman who travels to Beijing to discover food, family, and herself, is a delight complete with mouthwatering descriptions of Asian culinary delicacies, from Peking duck and Mongolian hot pot to the colorful, lesser known ants in a tree, that will delight foodies everywhere. Mah's tale of clashing cultures, rival siblings, and fine dining is an unforgettable, unexpectedly sensual listening experience.

Someone or something has just made off with the one and only culinary goddess in Morgan's Peak, Emma Bernstein. Now it's up to Estelle Staab and her newly cultivated witchy powers to not only find Emma, but save her before time runs out and she's lost forever.

Emma Smith, a girl with chrisolite-green eyes, lives in a marvelous rural village by the lake. Some inexplicable mystical occurrences, which she experiences together with Mr. Fog, will forever change her life...and yours!

The expression, "Don't judge a book by its cover" applies to this book. You will be captivated the author's command of the English language, the fluency and fluidity of his style of writing, and the beauty and complexity of his rhyming scheme. Each poem will make you think, hence the title of the book.

Serena Peters has made her place in life writing an exclusive column for a popular foodie magazine. She has fame and fortune, what she doesn’t have is companionship or love. Chef Stuart Wellings comes from an embittered past and has had to fight for the simple way he lives. When Serena shows up to interview him and his small town diner, will an appreciation for food be the only thing they have in common, or will there be more?

Growing up on a farm in the north of Scotland could be both rewarding and challenging. Now best-selling author Jane Yeadon recounts her childhood before her nursing adventures started, in her own unique and entertaining style. Telling Tales recounts how Jane learned about her place in the scheme of things - the hard way. Poignant and touching, this nostalgic account of life on the farm recalls a way of life which was so recent but now is all but forgotten.

A memoir of making these essential relationships work in the face of challenges as natural as weather and as unnatural as corporate politics, her book is a firsthand history of getting in at the "ground level" of organic farming. One of the first certified organic produce farms in the Midwest, the Diffleys' Gardens of Eagan helped to usher in a new kind of green revolution in the heart of America's farmland, supplying their roadside stand and a growing number of local food co-ops.

Olivia and Theo are sent to spend the summer with their uncle, Professor Austin Hazelsmith, a terrifically inventive scientist. When the children arrive, they meet Lena Zelinsky, their uncle’s unpleasant housekeeper, and Vladimir Trokov, his creepy laboratory assistant. The pair tell Olivia and Theo that their forgetful uncle has left on a sailing trip and might be gone for months. Suspecting that things are amiss, the kids are determined to get to the bottom of the professor’s untimely disappearance.

¡UN AUDIOLIBRO CON BEATBOX! Había una vez una pipa muy mala. ¿Cómo de mala? Escucha, escucha... Miente sobre tonterías, se cuela CONSTANTEMENTE, nunca se lava las manos... ni los pies, y hace muchas otras cosas malas. Pero ¿qué pasa cuando una mala pipa quiere dejar de serlo? ¿Podrá cambiar sus maaaaaaaaalas maneras?

From the dark and decadent mind of Em Dehaney come eight tales of sea foam secrets and sweet treats. Nothing is quite what it seems, but everything is delicious. This is Food of the Gods.

Watson is stunned that his sister abandoned her family and joined the enemy. So, even as she accepts defeat, he’s determined to overcome every obstacle and stage a daring rescue. But as he and his friends stride forth, powerful foes send epic floods to drown all hope. Abigail knows she made a terrible mistake and fights to escape the tainted paradise strangling her soul. But just when freedom seems within reach, the rescue effort takes a catastrophic turn.

Every wine has a story. In this collection of elegantly written essays from the past 30 years, updated with a new introduction and endnotes, renowned author Gerald Asher informs wine enthusiasts with insightful, engrossing accounts of wines from Europe and America that offer just as much for those who simply enjoy vivid evocations of people and places. Asher puts wine in its context by taking the reader on a series of discursive journeys that start with the carafe at his elbow.

Food for Thought will force you to challenge your concepts of motivation, understanding, and morality, thus inspiring a more appreciative approach to life’s journey. The stories within will help you to focus on enjoying what you have, who you are, and who you can be, rather than what you believe you desire. Food for Thought is a little gem of knowledge and wonderment that effortlessly immerses and challenges you to think about the type of person you are choosing to be, and the impact it is having on the world and the people around you.

What if your kitchen cabinets were bare? No food. Could you steal from the church to feed your family? When Missy, the pastor’s wife, discovers missing food from the church’s food pantry, she asks Holly to help find out who did it so the church can help them. For Holly, it brings back memories, times she’d rather forget, of when her mother was drinking and using, leaving her to fend for herself, often with little or no food. Missy had helped her then, and this was a way to repay her, but can Holly find who did it time to help?

Food porn can be addictive, but is it worth murder? When her food photographer is murdered, the police ask Cassie's husband, ex-Mafia man, Al, to help. Al’s ways of solving murder doesn't always follow police procedurals. Murder and Food Porn is cozy mystery that leaves you with a smile on your face! As always, there are plenty of dogs, mouth-watering food, and recipes. This is the eighth book in the popular Northwest Cozy Mystery Series by two-time USA Today best-selling author Dianne Harman.

Un misterioso anuncio de una sola línea en una revista culinaria, sin número de teléfono ni dirección: ¡quienes deseen visitar la taberna Kamogawa tienen que confiar en un toque de magia para llegar hasta ella! Solo los asiduos y los curiosos, guiados por el destino, encuentran el camino hasta el pequeño edificio escondido entre las callejuelas de Kioto.

Gray is already bigger than all the other sharks in his clan, or shiver. He can’t stop growing, and when his hunger gets him into trouble, he’s banished from the reef. Luckily his best friend Barkley comes with him…but their hunt for food forces them to journey deep into the dangerous Big Blue. Then Gray and Barkley accidentally swim into Goblin Shiver territory. They have no choice but to join the shiver. They’ll help fight against the rival sharks of Razor Shiver in return for training, protection, and food. But who can Gray and Barkley trust?

Writing in a simple, yet highly entertaining way with witty rhymes that teach about the benefits of colorful fruits and vegetables, author Breon Williams manages to convey the importance of a healthy lifestyle in a way any child would love. Eat More Colors is a wonderful, educational audiobook that you can enjoy even with your toddler, teaching them about various shapes, different colors, fruits, vegetables, and more!

Liddy Crawford, best friend of food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell, is getting married. The wedding is the talk of the town in Bar Harbor, Maine, including snide gossip about the age gap between the bride and her groom, local lawyer Sonny Lipton. But the cruelty of the comments is nothing compared to the nasty wedding-cake baker, Liddy's quarrelsome cousin Lisa. So when the belligerent baker is found facedown in a three-tier cake, the victim of a poisoned slice, there are more suspects in town than names on the guest list.

When Hayley's idol, cookbook author and TV personality Penelope Janice, invites her to participate in a Fourth of July celebrity cook-off at her seaside estate in Seal Harbor, Maine, Hayley couldn't be more flattered. She just hopes she can measure up. With a who's who of famous chefs whipping up their signature dishes, this holiday weekend has all the ingredients for a once-in-a-lifetime culinary experience. Instead, Hayley gets food poisoning her first night and thinks she overhears two people cooking up a murder plot.