Foodie Book Club Details
Hey, everyone! Those of you who have been reading the site for a while know all about the Foodie Book Club. It's this little group we started to read books related to recipes, cooks, foodie bloggers, etc. You also may know that as the head of this group, I've slacked a lot this summer. In fact, I haven't read a single book. Well, until now. And I'll be posting my review of Julie Powell's Julie and Julia within the week.
I'd like to catch everyone up to speed. Here are the books the club has read/reviewed so far.
- MARCH: The Nasty Bits by Anthony Bourdain (our review)
- APRIL: A Homemade Life by blogger Molly Wizenberg (our review)
- MAY: United States of Arugula by David Kamp
- JUNE: The Vegetarian and the Butcher by Tara Austen Weaver
- JULY: The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone
We have MOVED the club from (never home)maker to a new home on Good Reads. If you'd like to OFFICIALLY sign up, just create an account on GR and search for the "foodie book club." You'll see our smiling faces. Or follow this link to find the Foodie Book Club directly.
Here's some more info:
- Each month, we read a book chosen by majority (or just that sounded interesting to us). If you'd like to suggest books for consideration, please email us or leave a comment on the board. Currently, we have a list set through November.
- We'll read the book and then post about it starting last Friday of the month. How? We'll post a thread calling for all your reviews. Simply add your link to the reply.
- With our new home on Good Reads, we're going to allow you to post your reviews at any time, no deadline. But we'd appreciate if you could get it in within one week from the posting date. Just leave a PERMAlink to your post, not the link to your general blog page. Good Reads also allows those of you without a blog to participate. Just link to your Good Reads review.
- Posts need not only be text and a general summary. You may pick a specific section you particularly enjoyed and tell us why. You could post a video where you talk about your reactions. You could create a recipe that you felt inspired to make by reading. A photo response. I'll say it again: Anything goes.
- And we know that things come up in life that might make participation in any given month a complete in-possibility. We ask that you try to not miss too many months (but, again, we're all busy -- so, we get it).
- To sign up, just visit the Foodie Book Club on Good Reads. Follow instructions to join. And join. If you have questions, we'd be happy to help!
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13 comments:
I am so pumped about this, and put my two books in! I have a list of about 15 books about food and animal consumption and the like, but I'll start with 2 for now :)
Thanks, Amie! I'm really happy because this will get me READING. Need to do more of that. <3
I'd like to do this! I inhale books about food!
I'm excited! Foodie books are my favorite, and I'm looking forward to reading them with some company. :)
Ashley, I signed up to participate and I am really excited about it, but I honestly don't know what books to suggest other than ones I am pretty sure everyone else has read, including myself. Can I still participate if I don't put two book titles in the pot?
charlotte! so excited to have you join :)
and elizabeth -- no problem. i just wanted to make sure we got a lot to choose from. and we have some great titles on there!
Great list and wonderful idea, just had to suggest Calvin Trillin's ALICE LET'S EAT and a novel that will whet your appetite for authentic food from Provence, FIVE QUARTERS OF AN ORANGE by Joanne Harris.
what a great idea guys, and no matter that someone else out in blogland does the same thing, that's what happens when millions of people are bloggers! My RSS feed wasn't working for about a week so I'm getting all these late! grr... any ways, I would have loved to contribute a book title, maybe it can be a contender for the next round of votes?! its called the 100 mile diet by alisa smith and kd mackinnon. It's pretty great, and like the title suggests, they ate only food produced 100 miles from their home for one year and documented it in this book, a great read. I'm not quite finished but its definitely eye-opening, inspiring and thought provoking.
I'm looking forward to the first instalment in March!
oh my goodness!! Thank God I happened upon your fabulous site at the last minute!! I can't wait to add my link to the list and find out what wonderful book we're going to be digging into this month!! whooo-hooo!
thank you for offering this! now...off to read some of your archives :)
Is it too late to join? I'm a huge reader (used to work in an independent bookstore) and a foodie, too. Let me know if I can be a part of this groovy group. Thanks - Lisa
It's never too late to join. At first, I had these sign-ups. But, really. If you just want to participate when I post the link list each month (to share your review) -- that's cool, too. Email us if you have any questions! <3
Just found your site-how cool! Have you definitely closed your list? I would love to join, if possible; will understand you are not taking anymore participants.
Would love to join! Has the July discussion happened yet?
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