A tale of two (island) cookbooks TWO cookbooks were launched here late last year – one at a private members club, and the other at a community-cum-lifestyle hub. Island Life: Recipes from Nikoi & Cempedak Islands, is a collection of ... 04/14/2024 - 10:37 am | View Link
Stark Library spotlights new cookbooks, including one from Robert Downey Jr. These new cookbooks ... Library Year" takes you through 12 months in award-winning food writer Kate Young's kitchen. In this eBook are frugal January meals enjoyed alone with a classic comfort ... 04/9/2024 - 3:29 pm | View Link
If you love cookbooks, come see us at the L.A. Times Festival of Books Food lovers and cooks will have plenty to explore at this year’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books April 20 and 21 on the USC campus. Here’s what we have cooking: José Andrés spends much ... 04/9/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
The best cookbooks for spring 2024 New cookbooks crop up like superblooms in spring, when the vitality of the season propels us to get into the kitchen. In the same way that each spring feels like life anew, every book is yet ... 04/9/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Top 8 Best Healthy Cookbooks in 2024 The trend of moving towards healthy eating is gaining momentum day by day, leading to the increasing demand for nutritious recipes and cookbooks. With numerous options available, finding the right ... 03/28/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
“Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel,” by Shahnaz Habib (Catapult, 2023)
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“The Memory of Lavender and Sage,” by Aimie K. Runyan (Harper Muse)
Tempesta’s father is dead. His will leaves the family fortune to her brother. But to everyone’s surprise, the will gives Tempesta money that had belonged to her mother, who died years before. Tempesta has no reason to remain in New York. Her grandmother hates her, her brother is disdainful, and she’s bored with her newspaper job.
So on a whim, Tempesta buys, sight unseen, a house in her mother’s native Sainte-Colombe, France.
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share these mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?
“End of Story,” by A. J. Finn (William Morrow)
“End of Story,” by A. J. Finn (William Morrow)
A. J. Finn’s “The Woman in the Window” was a huge best-seller. “End of Story” is destined to be, too. It’s a mystery more than a thriller, and a tightly crafted page-turner.
Literary critic Nicky Hunter is a huge fan of mystery writer Sebastian Trapp.
Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems).
Right now, fans of sci-fi/fantasy films are going ga-ga over “Dune: Part 2” (which certainly is gorgeous).
But I’m here to sing the praises of another space opera.
A young George Lucas talks with Anthony Daniels, who plays the robot C-3PO, for the film “Star Wars: A New Hope,” in 1977.
I was a bit late jumping on the Star Wars bandwagon.
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and other readers, to share these mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email bellis@denverpost.com.
“Sisters under the Rising Sun,” by Heather Morris (St.