Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Putting Books on My Christmas List


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Again this year, I will be giving some of my closest friends and relatives books for Christmas gifts. Most of them are avid readers and appreciate a thoughtful choice for their library. I decided to give my two emergent writer friends, Stephen King’s On Writing, a wonderful book that should be in every writer’s library. Although it’s been around for a while, it’s the kind of book you can re-read and enjoy time and time again. It is so funny, honest, and downright enjoyable…nothing stuffy about Mr. King. I know both recipients will be delighted.

For those interested in culinary endeavors, I've chosen Rachel Ray's new cookbook, My Year in Meals, written with her husband, John Cusimano. It's filled with recipes cooked while the camera was rolling in her own kitchen.  It also includes personal stories, notes about her travels, and wonderful photos of her creations.

The third book I'm giving is also a cookbook. It's a beautiful little book based on the new TV show The Chew, hosted by 5 award winning cooks, two of them Iron chefs.  The book, filled with colorful photos of food and great recipes,  is titled The Chew, Food, Life, Fun and is I believe a perfect selection for my 14 year old grand daughter who loves to cook.


4 comments:

  1. thanks for the recommendations, and the introduction to your site! Always great to have a cookbook recommendation (too many to decide on myself) and love the idea of the cookbook for a teen, too. (Ps: On Writing: yes, a favorite!)

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    1. Thanks for the nice comment, Shannon, I glad you found something useful in my post and Merry Christmas.

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  2. My all-time fave writing book is John Gardner's The Art of Fiction. The last chapter, on plotting ... just read it!

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  3. I will definitely check this out. Thanks for the recommendation, and for stopping by to comment, Meg

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