Category: Food and Book pairing

Food and Book Pairing: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

June 18, 2021

The Book Title: One Last Stop Author: Casey McQuiston Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Release Date: 6/1/21 Genre: Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Content Warnings: racism, homophobia, absent parents Rating: ★★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories don’t exist, and the only smart … More Food and Book Pairing: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Food and Book Pairing: From Little Tokyo with Love by Sarah Kuhn

May 22, 2021

The Book Title: From Little Tokyo with Love Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers Release Date: 5/11/21 Genre: Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Content Warnings: racism, homophobia, absent parents, panic attacks/anxiety Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: If Rika’s life seems like the beginning of a familiar fairy tale–being an orphan with two bossy cousins and working away in … More Food and Book Pairing: From Little Tokyo with Love by Sarah Kuhn

Food and Book Pairing: You’ll Miss When When I’m Gone by Rachel Lynn Solomon

April 23, 2021

The Book Title: You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers Release Date: 1/2/18 Genre: Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Content Warnings: Illness of a parent and of the narrator, self-harm, discussion of suicide Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Eighteen-year-old twins Adina and Tovah have little in common besides their ambitious nature. … More Food and Book Pairing: You’ll Miss When When I’m Gone by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Food and Book Pairing: A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen

April 9, 2021

The Book: Title: A Taste for Love Author: Jennifer Yen Publisher:  Razorbill Release Date: 2/2/21 Genre: Romance Age Range: Young Adult Trigger Warnings: Driving under the influence, unwanted sexual advances, brief mention of eating disorder Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: To her friends, high school senior Liza Yang is nearly perfect. Smart, kind, and pretty, she dreams big and never shies … More Food and Book Pairing: A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen

Food and Book Pairing: The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre by Robin Talley

March 26, 2021

The Book: Title: The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre Author: Robin Talley Publisher:  Berkley Release Date: 12/1/20 Genre: Romance, Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Trigger Warnings: Mentions of fire, mentions of small injuries, mentions of blood, mentions of homophobia, injury (broken leg), “slut-shaming” Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Melody McIntyre, stage manager extraordinaire, has a plan for everything. What she doesn’t … More Food and Book Pairing: The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre by Robin Talley

Food and Book Pairing: The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

March 19, 2021

The Book: Title: The Ex Talk Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon Publisher:  Berkley Release Date: 1/26/21 Genre: Romance Age Range: Adult Trigger Warnings: Death of a parent, cancer Rating: ★★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Shay Goldstein has been a producer at her Seattle public radio station for nearly a decade, and she can’t imagine working anywhere else. But lately it’s been a constant … More Food and Book Pairing: The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Food and Book Pairing: Something Wonderful by Todd Purdum

March 12, 2021

The Book: Title: Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution Author: Todd S. Purdum Publisher:  Henry Holt and Co. Release Date: 4/3/18 Genre: Biography/Non-fiction Age Range: Adult Trigger Warnings: Alcoholism, sexual misconduct, depression, cancer Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: They stand at the apex of the great age of songwriting, the creators of the classic Broadway musicals Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, … More Food and Book Pairing: Something Wonderful by Todd Purdum

Food and Book Pairing: Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed

March 5, 2021

The Book Title: Yes No Maybe So Author: Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed Publisher:  Balzer + Bray Release Date: 2/4/20 Genre: Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Trigger Warnings: Divorce, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: YES – Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate—as long as he’s behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking … More Food and Book Pairing: Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed

Book and Food Pairing: Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

February 26, 2021

The Book Title: Fat Chance, Charlie Vega Author: Crystal Maldonado Publisher:  Holiday House Release Date: 2/2/21 Genre: Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Coming of age as a Fat brown girl in a white Connecticut suburb is hard. Harder when your whole life is on fire, though. Charlie Vega is a lot of things. Smart. Funny. Artistic. … More Book and Food Pairing: Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

Food and Book Pairing: Love and Olives by Jenna Evans Welch

February 19, 2021

The Book Title: Love and Olives Author: Jenna Evans Welch Publisher:  Simon Pulse Release Date: 11/10/20 Genre: Romance Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Santorini felt like an island holding its breath. As if it were keeping in a secret…Liv Varanakis doesn’t like to think about her father much, which makes sense—he fled to Greece when she was … More Food and Book Pairing: Love and Olives by Jenna Evans Welch