IN THIS ISSUE
*January Titles, Menus, and Giveaways
*Plant-Based on a Budget
New Year's Meal Challenge
*GalleyMatch Book Clubs Preview
* Book, TV, & Song Blends
*Blends Bash: New Recipes!
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Happy New Year!
January's book-inspired fare includes cakes—from a 1940s banana layer cake to a Venetian pinza fruit cake to a 19th century glazed lemon cake— appetizers from Bombay, pasta from Sicily, Southern shrimp and grits, barbecue sauce, cocktails, and more! Authors of this month's feature titles will transport you with their creative food pairings.
Here's to a new year of 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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THE WIFE UPSTAIRS
Rachel Hawkins
(St. Martin's Press)
Fiction / Thriller
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With a fresh, feminist sensibility, The Wife Upstairs flips the script on Jane Eyre's timeless tale of a forbidden romance, ill-advised attraction, and a wife who just won’t stay buried. A delicious twist on a Gothic classic that pairs Southern charm with atmospheric domestic suspense. |
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AMERICAN DAUGHTER
Stephanie Thornton Plymale
(HarperOne)
Memoir
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A moving memoir of a troubled mother-daughter relationship and a meditation on trauma, resilience, transcendence, and redemption. |
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BIG LIES IN A SMALL TOWN
Diane Chamberlain
(St. Martin's Griffin)
Fiction
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A novel of chilling intrigue, a decades-old disappearance, and one woman’s quest to find the truth.
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THE RIB KING
Ladee Hubbard
(Amistad)
Historical Fiction
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An intricately woven and masterfully executed historical novel set in early the twentieth century that centers around the black servants of a down-on-its heels upper-class white family. |
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WE COULD BE HEROES
Mike Chen
(Harlequin/ MIRA Books)
Fiction / Science Fiction
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An emotional adventure about two misfits who have extraordinary powers, but have forgotten who they were. The vigilante and the villain must team up to stop a mad scientist who threatens the city while trying to figure out who they really are. |
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THIS CLOSE TO OKAY
Leesa Cross-Smith
(Grand Central)
Fiction
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From the award-winning writer that Roxane Gay calls "a consummate storyteller" comes a cathartic novel about the life-changing weekend shared between two strangers and the love that grows between them. |
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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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LIE, LIE AGAIN
Stacy Wise
(Lake Union)
Fiction
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Lies, secrets, and revenge. For three neighbors with stakes so high, someone is headed for a downfall. |
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OUR DARKEST NIGHT
Jennifer Robson
(William Morrow)
Historical Fiction
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To survive the Holocaust, a young Jewish woman must pose as a Christian farmer’s wife in this unforgettable novel —a story of terror, hope, love, and sacrifice, inspired by true events, that vividly evokes the most perilous days of World War II. |
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MEET ME IN BOMBAY
Jenny Ashcroft
(St. Martins)
Historical Fiction
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With war on the horizon, Maddy and Luke fall in love in
1913, soon to be separated by danger and devastating loss,
but bound by Luke's promise that they will meet again in Bombay.
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PLANT-BASED ON A BUDGET
Join the 2021Meal Plan Challenge
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The annual event features Toni and Michelle's popular one-week meal plans and shopping lists—with a grocery bill of only $25 ($1.20 per meal).
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Participants can join for one week, two weeks, or a full month for $5.00 per weekly plan. Toni and Michelle will answer questions and share photos in t heir Facebook community group. It's a great opportunity to practice healthy habits, plant-based cooking, and food budgeting all in one!
Mark your calendar for January 3rd and use your new meal plan(s) and shopping list(s) to prepare, and get ready to start cooking.
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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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Sisters of Seraph of Homewood, Illinois |
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Mountain Meadows Book Club of Renton, Washington
Revivals Book Club of Germantown, Wisconsin
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Book, TV, and Song Blends
Browse the Blends Shop & Recipes: Book, TV, and Song Blends
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Looking for gifts for literature, television, or music fans guaranteed to make them smile, and spice up their cooking?
Gift Boxes: customize 3, 4, 6, or 12-spice gifts boxes for your favorite foodies and entertainment fans.
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You'll find new recipes for:
"A Tale of Two Chiles" (Cayenne Pepper) Corn Tortillas
"GentleBlend in Moscow" Dill Bread
“Game of Scones" Chocolate Cinnamon Bread
“Tarragon with the Wind" Béarnaise Sauce Over Poached Egg on Crispy Hashbrown Cakes
"The Fresh Pinch of Bel Air" Don't-Burn-Down-the-Kitchen Creamy Wild Rice Soup
"Grain of Throne" Bagels
"Chai a Little Tenderness” Chai Sugar Cookies
“Where the Crawdads Zing” Vegan Refried Bean and Cheese Flautas
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