The Ways We Talk About Cancer
Elaine Schattner’s forthcoming book “From Whispers to Shouts: The Ways We Talk About Cancer” probes the evolution in attitudes towards cancer that have shaped our responses to the disease since the late nineteenth century to the present day.
Why Do Writers Write?
Why do writers write? Both Joan Didion and George Orwell have answered this question as have many famous authors but are their reasons the full story?
Food Writing
Where did food writing come from, is it a valid genre and why is it consistently underrated.
How a Blog Begins
Why, when there is a surfeit of blogs about books and about food, would I want to start a new one? Learn how it’s saving a failed novelist from feeling like a failed human being.
You Aren’t What You Eat
Stephen Poole’s book “You Aren’t What You Eat: Fed Up With Gastroculture” takes a very sharp knife to the foodie culture and all those who relish it.
The Paris Bookseller
“The Paris Bookseller” by Kerri Maher brings to life the world of Sylvia Beach and the original Shakespeare & Company
The Perfect Chocolate Brownie
Who doesn’t love chocolate brownies? If you do, here’s what I found out about making them perfectly.
Writers and Their Dogs
The love and companionship of dogs may make us better writers
A Slice of Life: Contemporary Writers on Food
A Slice of Life is a collection of great writing by many celebrated food writers. If you love food or writing or both, you’ll love this.
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