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Tag Archives: Gabrielle Hamilton
25 best book titles of 2011
Everyone has their own opinion on what makes a book cover great, and the same goes for titles. A little clever wordplay, a subtle nod or allusion, something weird—words that suggest that what lies inside is rich and memorable. We’ve … Continue reading
Posted in best of 2011
Tagged Adam Mansbach, Alexandra Fuller, Ali Smith, Andrew Ferguson, Ben Mezrich, Blood Bones & Butter, Blueprints for Building Better Girls, book titles, Brian McGackin, Broetry, Brook Wilensky-Lanford, Catherynne M. Valente, Cinderella Ate My Daughter, Crazy U, David Rowell, Elissa Schappell, Fabio Geda, Gabrielle Hamilton, Go the F**k to Sleep, Inside Out & Back Again, John Donohue, Joshua Foer, Julie Sternberg, Kate Atkinson, killer stuff and tons of money, Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie, Louise Rennison, Man with a Pan, Moonwalking with Einstein, Paradise Lust, Patrick deWitt, Peggy Orenstein, Rahul Bhattacharya, Roger Rosenblatt, Sex on the Moon, Siobhan Fallon, Started Early Took My Dog, Swamplandia!, Thanhha Lai, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, The Sisters Brothers, The Sly Company of People Who Care, The Train of Small Mercies, There But For The, Unless it Moves the Human Heart, Withering Tights, You Know When the Men Are Gone
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Talking with America’s Best Chef
We were excited enough about a good time to check it out! Meanwhile, we at BookPage hope to check out Prune the next time we’re in NYC.
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Tagged 2011 releases, Best Chef, Blood Bones & Butter, Gabrielle Hamilton, interview, James Beard Foundation, memoir, nonfiction
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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Blood, Bones and Butter’
Blood, Bones and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton Random House • $26 • ISBN 9781400068722 March 1, 2011 How’s this for a recommendation: “Magnificent. Simply the best memoir by a chef ever. Ever. Gabrielle Hamilton packs more heart, soul and pure … Continue reading
