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Dianne Jacob Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Dianne Jacob is a food writing coach. Writing coach, food focused. Follow me for tips, best practices, and freelance leads. Author, Will Write for Food. Free newsletter -- sign up below.

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Book Cover for: Chinese Homestyle: Everyday Plant-Based Recipes for Takeout, Dim Sum, Noodles, and More, Maggie Zhu

Chinese Homestyle: Everyday Plant-Based Recipes for Takeout, Dim Sum, Noodles, and More

Maggie Zhu
Dianne JacobDianne Jacob

Mazel Tov to former client Maggie Zhu of @omnivorcookbook. Her first cookbook, Chinese Homestyle: Everyday Plant-Based Recipes for Takeout, Dim Sum, Noodles, and More, debuted today! https://t.co/PaFhKBJGnp

Hardcover, 2022

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America, Sara B. Franklin

The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America

Sara B. Franklin
Dianne JacobDianne Jacob

Being an editor myself, I couldn’t wait to read this book...Franklin’s years of research deliver a rich, layered work.

Hardcover, 2024

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Savor: A Chef's Hunger for More, Fatima Ali

Savor: A Chef's Hunger for More

Fatima Ali
Dianne JacobDianne Jacob

Remember the dynamic, boundary-breaking chef Fatima Ali? If not, go to @cheffati and marvel at all her accomplishments and her breathtaking human spirit...@tarajiamorrell wrote this gorgeous memoir on her behalf... I thought it was masterful.

Hardcover, 2022

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Spy Daughter, Queer Girl: In Search of Truth and Acceptance in a Family of Secrets, Leslie Absher

Spy Daughter, Queer Girl: In Search of Truth and Acceptance in a Family of Secrets

Leslie Absher
Dianne JacobDianne Jacob

“Succinctly written, gorgeously rendered, and emotionally illuminating.” Congratulations to my friend ⁦@LeslieAbsher⁩ 'Spy Daughter, Queer Girl': Part Memoir, Part Spy Thriller, Part Mini-History of Being Young and Gay in the ’80s - Ms. Magazine https://t.co/rTmzbQVf3x

Paperback, 2022

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome's Jewish Kitchen, Leah Koenig

Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome's Jewish Kitchen

Leah Koenig
Dianne JacobDianne Jacob

What a refreshing Jewish cookbook from @leahkoenig! I read every headnote with great curiosity... The recipes seem mostly simple, except for the famous deep-fried artichokes. There’s a whole chapter on fritters (one of my favorite foods); and a big one on sweets...

Hardcover, 2023

$37.50$18.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Six California Kitchens: A Collection of Recipes, Stories, and Cooking Lessons from a Pioneer of California Cuisine, Sally Schmitt

Six California Kitchens: A Collection of Recipes, Stories, and Cooking Lessons from a Pioneer of California Cuisine

Sally Schmitt
Dianne JacobDianne Jacob

Here is an engaging, unpretentious book... I loved the old photos, old menus, and the fresh, mostly simple cooking. The author’s voice is forthright and kind... Her cooking style is a little French country and a little Midwestern, with a scattering of Cal-Mex dishes.

Hardcover, 2022

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Drinking French: The Iconic Cocktails, Apéritifs, and Café Traditions of France, with 160 Recipes, David Lebovitz

Drinking French: The Iconic Cocktails, Apéritifs, and Café Traditions of France, with 160 Recipes

David Lebovitz
Dianne JacobDianne Jacob

Congratulations to my friend @davidlebovitz on his new book, Drinking French. It’s a fun read, with lots of good stories and (ahem) personal research on the iconic cocktails and cafe traditions of France. Since his… https://t.co/0gtzbMDpP6

Hardcover, 2020

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook, Sohla El-Waylly

Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook

Sohla El-Waylly
Dianne JacobDianne Jacob

It's already a New York Times bestseller, and it's gigantic... @sohlae's voice is encouraging and faintly scientific, egging you on to get to the recipes to practice.

Hardcover, 2023

$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: My Life in Recipes: Food, Family, and Memories, Joan Nathan

My Life in Recipes: Food, Family, and Memories

Joan Nathan
Dianne JacobDianne Jacob

For me there were many satisfying moments, because as an Ashkenazi Jew she also embraces other kinds of Jewish cooking...there’s so much to enjoy in this book, also because Joan saved every letter, recipe, invitation, etc...to fill out her story with detail and joy.

Hardcover, 2024

$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Rottenkid: A Succulent Story of Survival, Brigit Binns

Rottenkid: A Succulent Story of Survival

Brigit Binns
Dianne JacobDianne Jacob

Binns includes dishy bits about stars and politicians, and I am still picturing a certain celebrity’s toupee floating in the family swimming pool. But this memoir is also about becoming an adult, and how the author made her way by trial and error, without role models.

Paperback, 2024

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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