Slow Food USA Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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With the Fire on High
Elizabeth Acevedo
https://t.co/EnDP7zAo9A The Slow Books team is excited to announce this year’s Network Wide Read. Our 2023 pick is With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo. The text revolves around an Afro Puerto Rican teenager from Philadelphia named Emoni who loves to cook.
Paperback, 2021
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Escapes: Stories
Joy Williams
Watch, listen to and read 5️⃣ stories from across the continent where food, people and cultures come together. 🌎️ 🎞️ Aliyah Bey 🎧️ Marven Cantave 👓️ Jami Miller 🎧️ Joy Williams 🎞️ Sarah Ecolano https://t.co/iM3A78gxn4 https://t.co/JW0RomU6T5
Hardcover, 1990
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming
Liz Carlisle
Don’t miss this inspiring upcoming webinar with @lizwcarlisle, @cadwego, and @soilsandbees around the new book “Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming”. Happening Mar 29 at 1:00 PM ET. Register here: https://t.co/rXBgiWbPal https://t.co/DiPMpmWSNK
Hardcover, 2022
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer
The #SlowBooks team is inviting you to #ReadAlong this fall with Robin Wall Kimmerer’s "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants." Don't miss the Aug 18 training on how to lead your own reading group! https://t.co/rPGlvF84E9
Paperback, 2015
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix
Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! Tomorrow on Slow Foo Live: June Jo Lee will read her picture book biography, CHEF ROY CHOI AND THE STREET FOOD REMIX, and talk about Korean ramen and "son-mat tomorrow on #SlowFoodLive. Register at: https://soo.nr/HHWj https://t.co/QvPn27vcfP
Hardcover, 2017
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Eighth Life
Nino Haratischvili
The Slow Books 📖 team curates lists of books and resources that speak to Slow Food values. Take a look at Slow Books volunteer Katie's pick for our May 2023 Book of the Month! https://t.co/eaqg6hE1Xh 🌟BOOK OF THE MONTH🌟 “The Eighth Life” by Nino Haratischwili https://t.co/J6Wol7jLvQ
Paperback, 2020
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Grist: A Practical Guide to Cooking Grains, Beans, Seeds, and Legumes
Abra Berens
The Slow Books committee is pleased to announce the third annual Slow Food USA Network-Wide Read Along on November 2022. This year’s read will be “Grist: A Practical Guide to Cooking Grains, Beans, Seeds, and Legumes” by Abra Berens. Learn more: https://t.co/7Mmasmc8Hm
Hardcover, 2021
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Queen Sugar (TV Tie-In)
Natalie Baszile
Check out this month's book pick - Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszlile - from Tammy, curator at Slow Books. Image Description | Book cover: silhouette of mother kissing daughter on head in a sugar cane field. Below book: dried bamboo stems. #QueenSugar #SugarCane #SlowBooks https://t.co/UNjfzS7Jss
Paperback, 2017
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mango and Peppercorns: A Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream
Tung Nguyen
Check out this month's Slow Book recommendation from Cedar - Mango and Peppercorns written by Tung Nguyen, Katherine Manning, and Lyn Nguyen. Photo Credit | Chronicle Books #SlowBooks #MangoandPeppercorns #FoodBooks https://t.co/87fshGhASf
Hardcover, 2021
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book of Hours: Poems
Kevin Young
Check out our April Slow Books pick, The Hungry Ear: Poems of Food & Drink, edited by Kevin Young and recommended by our Margaret. Find out more and where to purchase here: https://t.co/eaqg6hDu7J #SlowBooks #HungryEar #FoodPoetry https://t.co/o0crPRkFGQ
Paperback, 2015
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book