IN THIS ISSUE
*New Titles, Menus, and Giveaways
*GalleyMatch Book Clubs Preview
*Favorite Author Recipes
*Book, TV, & Song Blends
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Authors of this month's featured titles suggest book-inspired fare including New Hampshire blueberry recipes, Wisconsin supper club favorites, and iconic dishes from Paris to the French countryside.
Also, respond to our question of the month: Beyond discussion questions, which features do you prefer in a reading guide? Answer here!
Enjoy Spring reading and cooking!
Judy Gelman
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Book-inspired menus and giveaways featured on social media |
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Book Club Buzz Feature Titles
A month of book-inspired recipes, menus, and giveaways
beginning on dates below
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WAITING FOR THE NIGHT SONG
Julie Dalton
(Forge Macmillan)
Fiction /Mystery
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A suspenseful novel about fierce friendship, secrets, and betrayal set against the backdrop of changing climate in a small New England town. |
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Book Club Daily Feature Titles
Authors' book-inspired menus and giveaways
begin on the dates below for one week
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THE SECRET STEALERS
Jane Healey
(Lake Union)
Historical Fiction
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A female American spy in Nazi-occupied France finds purpose behind enemy lines in a novel of unparalleled danger, love, and daring by the author of The Beantown Girls.
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EVERYBODY FIGHTS
Kim and Penn Holderness
(Thomas Nelson)
Nonfiction/ Humor
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Video bloggers and podcast hosts Kim and Penn Holderness share the techniques they have acquired for fighting "correctly" in their guide to help couples argue more productively, and end arguments feeling closer, more loved, and better understood.
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THE THE TRUTH AND
OTHER HIDDEN THINGS
Lea Geller
(Lake Union Publishing)
Women's Fiction
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A freshly funny and heartfelt novel about one woman’s secret life, the stories she tells, and the thrill and notoriety of being noticed. |
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LITTLE PIECES OF ME
Alison Hammer
(William Morrow)
Women's Fiction
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A deeply moving story of family and identity. When a DNA test reveals a long-buried secret, a woman must look to the past to understand her mother and herself. |
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THE PARIS APARTMENT
Kelly Bowen
(Grand Central / Forever)
Historical Fiction
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A young woman inherits a Parisian apartment and discovers her grandmother's secret history as a spy for Allied Forces during World War II. |
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THE KINDRED SPIRITS SUPPER CLUB
Amy E. Reichert
(Berkley)
Women's Fiction
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Jobless and forced home to Wisconsin, a journalist can tolerate reunions with frenemies and kisses from old boyfriends, but not the literal ghosts that greet her in this tale of the power of love and connection. |
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Cooking the Books
Favorite Book-Inspired Recipes from Authors
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Many readers have shared comments and recipe images. Here are a few:
"I loved the setting, food descriptions, unique time structure, and character development...I cooked the yummy Latvian stew mentioned in the book using the recipe the author shared with The Book Club Cookbook. I served it with unlabeled sparkling cider (representing the wine bottles that had all the labels removed) and made my kids guess which flavors they were."
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"Despite the Count’s assurance that Georgian wine is perfect for this stew, I replaced it with Barolo, paying homage to the scene where the barbaric Bolsheviks strip off the wine labels. It’s uncanny that I cooked the dinner during Covid-19 shelter in place, parallel to the count’s delightful Boyarsky dinner under his house arrest."
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“I was glad to find the essay and the recipe on your website! First time cooking dried apricots and prunes. It was pretty delicious!”
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"The main character, who is nothing short of a food and wine snob in the purest, most lovable kind of way, orders a bowl of Latvian Stew. A search revealed that the dish comes from the author’s own love of cooking... it has quickly become one of our all-time favorite comfort foods."
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We're highlighting one of the most popular Book Club Cookbook author recipe features: Amor Towles's recipe for Latvian Stew inspired by his novel A Gentleman in Moscow. Towles introduced the recipe with a wonderful essay about how the dish worked its way into his story. |
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GalleyMatch Book Clubs Suggest |
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Click mages below for book club meeting highlights for these titles previewed through the GalleyMatch program.
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Friday Foodie Literai / Austin, Texas
Next Chapter / Los Altos, Calfornia
Prosper Reader / Menasha, Wisconsin
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Happy Bookers / Linn, Missouri
Book Club Girls / Sparta, New Jersey
Chicks with Books /New Milford, Connecticut
Two Points of Interest/ Brooklyn, New York
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Book, TV, and Song Blends
Browse the Blends Shop & Recipes: Book, TV, and Song Blends
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Gift Boxes: customize 3, 4, 6, or 12-spice gift boxes for your favorite foodies and entertainment fans.
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