B Reviews / Book Reviewsfood / History / Insects / nature / non-fiction1 Comments
A fascinating, entertaining dive into the long-standing relationship between humans and insects, revealing the surprising ways we depend on these tiny, six-legged creatures. Insects might make us shudder in disgust, but they are also responsible for many of the things we take for granted in our daily lives. When we ... more >
Book Reviews / C- ReviewsBritish / cats / Chef / Contemporary / enemies to lovers / Filipino American / First-Person / food / food truck / Hawaii / POC / POC author10 Comments
In this finger-licking good rom-com, two is the perfect number of cooks in the kitchen. Nikki DiMarco knew life wouldn’t be all sunshine and coconuts when she quit her dream job to help her mom serve up mouthwatering Filipino dishes to hungry beach goers, but she didn’t expect the Maui ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsfood / Humor / non-fiction / science2 Comments
Cheese puffs. Coffee. Sunscreen. Vapes. George Zaidan reveals what will kill you, what won’t, and why—explained with high-octane hilarity, hysterical hijinks, and other things that don’t begin with the letter H. Ingredients offers the perspective of a chemist on the stuff we eat, drink, inhale, and smear on ourselves. Apart ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsautobiography / food / Italy / non-fiction / Rome / travel5 Comments
With middle age looming, Judith Works decided it was time for a change. But after graduating from law school at the age of forty-seven, she still faced the question “What now?” Casual conversations about far-off travels with husband Glenn became a reality with the offer of a dream job at ... more >
Book Reviewscoloring books / Comics / DC / food / Marvel / Pew Internet Research / reading habits7 Comments
Book Reading 2016 – As Sunita noted on Friday, the new Pew US reading survey results have been released, and one of the most interesting things about them may be their consistency over the past five years. Almost three-quarters of USians have read a book within the last twelve months. And ... more >
Publishing NewsApple / censorship / China / culture / food / India / Libraries / Viet Thanh Nguyen / World Book Day12 Comments
World Book Day: century-old library distributes 50,000 books – World Book and Copyright Day was created by UNESCO is held on April 23rd (the birth and death date for some prominent authors including Shakespeare and Maurice Druon). The day is designed as a tribute to books and authors, and aims to ... more >