March 21, 2012
The cooking world is eagerly scanning this list of outstanding chefs, bakers, and writers to see who is in the running for top honors this year from the James Beard Foundation. I noticed two authors who have previously written a wonderful guide to flavors (The Flavor Bible), Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg. Their new work […]
March 20, 2012
Any combination of Valrhona chocolate and macadamia nuts has got to be wonderful, but see this post for yourself so you can try it out! This recipe is taken from Pastries, a new cookbook from French pastry chef Pierre Herme. I was interested to see that the literary type bloggers on PW were eager to […]
March 14, 2012
Julia Moskin has a juicy article in the New York Times about working as a food/cookbook ghostwriter. Since ghostwriters are typically relegated to anonymity, below is just a partial list of cookbooks which were authored by celebrity chefs, but written by ghosts.
March 14, 2012
After a mere 244 years, Encyclopaedia Britannica is ending its print edition. First published in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1768, the Chicago-based company will focus on its online version only. The Chicago-based company said the print edition will stop being available “when the current stock runs out.” You can, however, purchase the final hardcover copy on […]
March 13, 2012
Watching this trailer from the Muppets one gets the distinct impression that some of the, shall we say, urgency is lacking compared to the real Hunger Games trailer. I suppose asking Miss Piggy to consider sacrificing her coffee break, let alone her life would be out of the question… (Muppets trailer for Wocka Wocka Value […]
March 13, 2012
Edith Pearlman took top honors at the National Book Critic’s Circle 2011 award ceremony in NYC this week. Her collection of short stories “Binocular Vision” has been hailed as the work of a “writer’s writer.” See above link for EPL holdings. Shira S.
March 10, 2012
EPL Children’s Librarian Brian Wilson has compiled a top 10 list of his favorite picture books from 2011 to read aloud. Each has large kid appeal, strong reviews, lots of interactive elements to encourage audience participation, and is designed to be read aloud to large groups of children. Brian also has a list of the […]
March 9, 2012
The Hemingway/PEN Foundation Award honors outstanding first works of fiction. This year’s winner is 36-year-old author Teju Cole for his novel Open City. Born in the U.S. and raised in Nigeria, he is writer in residence at Bard College. His novel was also nominated by the National Book Critics Circle in January as one of […]
March 8, 2012
Known as “The Book Surgeon” artist Brian Dettmer dissects books with knives, tweezers, and surgical tools to create these amazing works of art. Using out-of-date encyclopedias, medical journals, illustration books, or dictionaries, he carves one page at a time and manipulates the pages and spines to form the shape of his unique sculptures. Originally from […]
March 8, 2012
Having just caught our collective breath after celebrating National Grammar Day (Sunday, March 4th), we now can whoop it up for its close cousin, National Proofreading Day. Created by blogger Judy Beaver, the Office Pro, in honor of her mom who was always quick to correct people, it’s a day to sharpen your professional image […]
