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Aug
10

Volume 2, No. 31: Awesome Bookish People Recommend Their Favorite Summer Reads + It's Too Hot to Bake

Greetings, book and treat people! I am back home in my little corner of Western Mass and happy to be
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Aug
03

Volume 2, No. 30: A Weekend Of Short Books + Limey Blueberry Cornmeal Cake

Greetings, bookish, bakeish friends! Last weekend, after several busy weeks with family, I planted myself in a lounge chair in
13 min read
Jul
27

Volume 2, No. 29: Life-Changing Journeys + Buttery Almond Cake with Mascarpone Filling

Greetings, book-eaters and treat people! If you live somewhere that’s been affected by the recent heat wave, I hope
14 min read
Jul
20

Volume 2, No. 28: Living Cities + No-Bake Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

Greetings, book people! I’m back to work after a lovely week of vacation, though I am still hanging with
14 min read
Jul
13

Volume 2, No. 27: What Are Stories For? + Unadorned Butterscotch Bars

Greetings, book-eaters and treat people! I’m on vacation this week, so I’m writing to you from the past,
14 min read
Jul
06

Volume 2, No. 26: My Favorite Books of the Year So Far

Greetings, book and treat people! It’s that time of the year again: favorite books of the year so far
8 min read
Jun
29

Volume 2, No. 25: What Fuels Us + Bacon, Fig & Mozzarella Scones

Greetings, book-chompers and delighters-in-treats. For the past week or so I’ve been watching a pair of downy woodpeckers, an
14 min read
Jun
22

Volume 2, No. 24: I Want to Linger Here Forever + Early June Focaccia

Greetings, book and treat people! There was this glorious day over the weekend that was cool and breezy and felt
15 min read
Jun
15

Volume 2, No. 23: Queer Friendship Is Sacred + Spiced Rice Pudding

Greetings, book-eaters and treat-makers! I’ve been slowly filling my garden with yarrow and bee balm and tulsi and sweet
15 min read
Jun
08

Volume 2, No. 22: Hmmmm + Strawberry Rhubarb Ginger Cake

Greetings, book-gobblers and treat-inhalers! Today is the fifth day in a row that I have woken up and written at
14 min read