Author Archives: Cat, Assistant Editor

About Cat, Assistant Editor

Cat loves 'The Women' by T.C. Boyle and 'Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories' by Sandra Cisneros.

Author event: Grace Coddington at the Frist

The inimitable Grace Coddington, creative director of Vogue, visited Nashville this weekend to chat with model Karen Elson about her new memoir, Grace, at a sold-out event at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. You probably know Coddington from … Continue reading

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Best Books of 2012: #27, ‘Joseph Anton’

As part of our Best Books of 2012 coverage, our editors weigh in on some of their personal favorites from the list. In 1989, Ayatollah Khomeini called for Salman Rushdie’s death for his “blasphemous” novel The Satanic Verses, a move which not … Continue reading

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Recipe of the week: Valencia Orange and Cheese Flan

La cocina Latina is more than just excellent Mexican food. As Maricel E. Presilla shows in Gran Cocina Latina, it’s a wonderfully complex amalgam of Portugese and Spanish-speaking countries’ cooking customs, from Argentina and Cuba to Mexico and many islands … Continue reading

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Best Books of 2012: #39, ‘Winter Journal’

As part of our Best Books of 2012 coverage, our editors weigh in on some of their personal favorites from the list. Paul Auster made his breakthrough debut with his memoir The Invention of Solitude; 30 years later, he looks at his … Continue reading

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Recipe of the week: Basic Cranberry Sauce

Happy Thanksgiving, readers! Our Cookbook of the Month, naturally, is Sam Sifton’s “charming, absolutely essential manual,” Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well. If, by chance, your preparations aren’t going very well—or if you simply need a great last-minute recipe for … Continue reading

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The next generation of thriller readers

Sometimes, it seems like the phrase “YA trend” is an understatement. Topics don’t just become popular or frequent in teen lit—they explode. It’s like a game of musical chairs, and when the music stops, everyone wants the same chair. Lately, … Continue reading

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7 questions with . . . Megan Mulry

Romance columnist Christie Ridgway calls Megan Mulry’s debut, A Royal Pain, “a modern love story fizzing with bubbles of Cinderella fantasy.” She isn’t kidding about the “modern”: Bronte Talbott is a classically independent American woman, and when she finds out … Continue reading

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Recipe of the week: Swordfish Kebabs

Cooking in November means turkey . . . but this year, it also means Turkey, the country! Cooking columnist Sybil Pratt has taken us for a spin around the world with her November column, and with Leanne Kitchen’s cookbook Turkey, … Continue reading

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Here and Now’ by Paul Auster & J.M. Coetzee

Here and Now: Letters 2008-2011 by Paul Auster & J.M. Coetzee Viking • $27.95 • ISBN 9780670026661 On sale March 11, 2013 If you truly want to know an author intimately, you must read their letters. For example, if you … Continue reading

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Recipe of the week: Roasted Cauliflower with Anchovy Bread Crumbs

Our Top Pick in Cookbooks for November is Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well by Sam Sifton, an essential guide whether you’re hosting this year or simply wish to bring a flawless dish. As Sifton says, “Thanksgiving ought to be … Continue reading

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7 questions with . . . David Mark

Our November Top Pick in Mystery stars a serial killer with a truly fascinating (and ironic) mark: the sole survivors of devastating tragedies. In The Dark Winter, Scottish cop Aector McAvoy is the only guy for the job. Check out … Continue reading

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Recipe of the week: Jicama Sticks with Chile and Lime

Our November cooking column is a veritable extravaganza of global cuisine! Maricel E. Presilla’s Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America roams from Mexico to Argentina, from Cuba to Brazil. Cooking columnist Sybil Pratt calls it “a feast and … Continue reading

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Monday contest: The Giver Quartet

It has been nearly 20 years since the publication of Lois Lowry’s Newbery-winning novel The Giver. It remains one of the most beloved children’s books of all time—for kids and adults alike—which makes the publication of Son, Lowry’s final book … Continue reading

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Recipe of the week: Pumpkin Pecan Flan with Roquefort

Our October Cookbook of the Month is My Beverly Hills Kitchen by Alex Hitz! Cooking columnist Sybil Pratt shares why this Southern cookbook, in a sea of Southern cookbooks, really stands out: “It’s Southern food on Alex’s terms, revived, revamped … Continue reading

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Recipe of the week: Four-Step Chicken Piccata

Melissa d’Arabian, host of the Food Network’s popular “Ten Dollar Dinners,” has “taken a tough, practical stand on savvy shopping for delicious, $10 dinners for four” in her new cookbook, Ten Dollar Dinners. It’s all about using ingredients wisely—gives new … Continue reading

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