Kim Foster Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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James Beard Award-winning food writer "The Meth Lunches" out 2023 @stmartinspress / agent @staceyglick. I write about food, poverty, addiction + trauma.

The Colony: Faith and Blood in a Promised Land
Sally Denton
Excited to read The Colony, by @sallydenton. Adding this to her other work sitting on our shelves. https://t.co/NGhjkW9tWS
Hardcover, 2022
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It
Richard V. Reeves
I want to read "Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It," by @RichardVReeves bc I think it's true that "The right thinks masculinity is the solution and the left thinks masculinity's the problem, and both are wrong."
Paperback, 2024
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond
I made a primer of @just_shelter's new book, "Poverty, By America" on my substack today. This is an important book. We can end poverty. https://t.co/uXj8YKCKRj
Paperback, Large Print, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America
Roxanna Asgarian
It was a HUGE honor to be in conversation w/ @strawburriez last night about her incredible book, We Were Once A Family. Even more I loved meeting her beautiful tribe who came out to support her +couldn't stop gushing about her awesomeness. Thx @amandafortini for this photo! https://t.co/f6fdmhgF7r
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The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth
Sam Quinones
@laurenthehough I think Sam Quinones in his book, The Least of Us, is correct. the new synthetic generations of meth are putting people into psychosis. A lot of these folks will not be able to manage addictions and brain injury with just housing. It will need to be mass supported housing.
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Book of Salt
Monique Truong
@KristaDiamond @RaxKingIsDead good one! also.... Monique Truong’s The Book of Salt. I told you this is my blind spot. I can never think in the moment. I'm a sloooow processor. LOL.
Paperback, 2004
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
I am interested in reading this collection of essays: "The Future is Disabled" by @thellpsx It extends this idea that we could live in a world where many people are disabled + what that means. After writing my book, it feels like we are there. https://t.co/aP1p1p9UQ2
Paperback, 2022
$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Wok: Recipes and Techniques
J. Kenji López-Alt
Made lo mein with cabbage, scallions, peppers and cured pork belly. I’m loving “the wok” from J. kenji López-alt. Perfect. https://t.co/DUXo1jYM3T
Hardcover, 2022
$50.00$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
@RaxKingIsDead @KristaDiamond also huge DUH.... The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan.
Paperback, 2006
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: The Slanted Door: Modern Vietnamese Food [A Cookbook], Charles Phan](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781607740544.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1732567533)
The Slanted Door: Modern Vietnamese Food [A Cookbook]
Charles Phan
@cettedrucks @PSNbookclubLV Yes! oooh, that list. I want to see the short list! ha ha ha ha Off the top of my head, the chef books I like are the homecooking -themed ones. Like I use Charles Phan's "Vietnamese Homecooking" often, but the "Slanted Door" cookbook I only go-to when I want to be fancy.
Hardcover, 2014
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book