Buffalo for the Broken Heart is at once a tender account of the buffaloes’ first seasons on the ranch and an engaging lesson in wildlife ecology. O’Brien creates an enriching, entertaining narrative.
Food Culture
Red, White, and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass – Feb 10
MacLean spent 3 years sipping her way through sun-drenched vineyards and cobwebbed cellars to bring us this witty, knowledgeable book about the world of wine. You may have a head for wine, but Red, White and Drunk All Over will show you its heart.
National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home – Apr 14
A unique and magical cook’s tour of the world, National Dish brings us to a deep appreciation of how the country makes the food, and the food the country.
The Blue Plate: A Food Lover’s Guide to Climate Chaos – Oct 15
Oct 15 – The Blue Plate is the perfect dinner companion for food lovers who also care about the planet. Ecologist Mark Easter offers a detailed picture of the impact the foods you love have on the earth.
A Good Drink: In Pursuit of Sustainable Spirits – Feb 11
Feb 11 – In A Good Drink, Farrell goes in search of the bars, distillers, and farmers who are driving a transformation to sustainable spirits.
The Slow Food Story – Oct 11
Oct 11 – The Slow Food Story is an extensive critique of the fast-moving, work-obsessed contemporary capitalist culture.
Your Table Is Ready – Nov 8
Nov 8 – Besides dropping us back into a vanished time, Your Table Is Ready takes us places we’d never be able to get into on our own.
Medium Raw – Mar 13
Mar 13 – Medium Raw explores the restaurant business, taking the reader back and forth—from the author’s bad old days—to the present.
The Secret Life of Groceries – Apr 10
Apr 10 – The Secret Life of Groceries is an extraordinary investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store.
Soul Food – Dec 14
Dec 14 – In Soul Food, an insightful and eclectic history, Adrian Miller delves into the influences, ingredients, and innovations that make up the soul food tradition.
Braiding Sweetgrass – Apr 12
Apr 12 – In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer takes us on “a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise”.
Grilled: Turning Adversaries Into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry – Mar 3
Mar – Grilled is the story of Leah Garcés’s fight for better treatment of farmed animals, as she works with farmers, suppliers and restaurant chains to end factory farming for good.
The Perfect Meal – Oct 6
Oct 6 – The Perfect Meal: In Search of the Lost Tastes of France is the perfect read for foodies and Francophiles, cooks and gastronomists, and fans of food culture.
The Fate of Food – Oct 8
Oct 8 – Fate of Food is a fascinating story of the sustainable food revolution. An environmental journalist and professor asks the question: Is the future of food looking bleak—or better than ever?
Food and Freedom – Jan 10
Food and Freedom is an uplifting and humanistic message is straightforward: if people can feed themselves, they can be free.