Fika: The Art of The Swedish Coffee Break, with Recipes for Pastries, Breads, and Other Treats, by Anna Brones, Johanna Kindvall (Ten Speed Press) A sweet, inspiring guide not just to baking, but to the concept of the Swedish Coffee Break. This is tea-time for coffee lovers, a compendium of recipes combined with meditations on the…Continue reading Coffee instead of tea, please!
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5 Great Novels to Read This Fall
The Room by Jonas Karlsson My rating: 4 of 5 stars A delightfully strange novel that brings to mind Kafka and Hrabal. When a narcissistic office worker named Bjorn discovers a secret room, his co-workers, who do not believe the room exists, ostracize him. While in the room, however, Bjorn does his best work, making…Continue reading 5 Great Novels to Read This Fall
5 Odd & Wonderful Novels to Read This Spring (part 1)
The Room, by Jonas Karlsson A delightfully strange, unflinchingly surreal novel that brings to mind Kafka and Hrabal. When a narcissistic government worker named Bjorn discovers a secret room, his co-workers, who do not believe the room exists, ostracize him. While in the room, however, Bjorn does his best work, making himself indispensable. The co-workers who…Continue reading 5 Odd & Wonderful Novels to Read This Spring (part 1)
Coming of Age at the End of Days by Alice LaPlante
If, like me, you were raised on a steady diet of Rapture sermons, you’ll find much to relate to in Coming of Age at the End of Days, the darkly entertaining novel of faith gone awry by Alice LaPlante, the bestselling author of Circle of Wives. Sixteen year old Anna, unpopular at school and searching…Continue reading Coming of Age at the End of Days by Alice LaPlante
The Mathemetician’s Shiva
found at Green Apple Books: The Mathematician's Shiva. What books did you find at an indie lately? @indiebound @greenapplebooks #books #amreading A photo posted by Michelle Richmond (@michellerichmondsf) on Feb 26, 2015 at 9:27am PST