Throughout August & September, we're serving up some tasty new reads for you to try! The #BigTastyRead is a collaboration between The Reading Agency and BBC Arts to celebrate the universal appreal of food to inspire your next read.
Recognising the powerful connection between food, culture, and storytelling, the #BigTastyRead highlights books that explore the role of food in our lives, whether through fiction or memoirs. We've put together a collection of appetising books available to borrow from the Library. Scroll down to see the list and grab a slice of the action!
- The Language of Food - Annabel Abbs (book)
- Recipes for Love & Murder - Sally Andrew (book & audiobook)
- My Life in France - Julia Child (book)
- Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe - Jenny Colgan (book)
- Hungry - Grace Dent (audiobook)
- Like Water for Chocolate - Laura Esquivel (book & ebook)
- Chocolat - Joanne Harris (book & ebook)
- Take Away - Angela Hui (book)
- Climbing the Mango Trees - Madhur Jaffrey (book)
- Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - Barbara Kingsolver (book & ebook)
- A Half Baked Idea - Olivia Potts (book)
- The Briar Club - Kate Quinn (book)
- A Thousand Feasts - Nigel Slater (book)
- Sweet Bean Paste - Durian (book)
- Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Sutanto (book & ebook)
- Breadsong - Kitty Tait (book)
- Taste - Stanley Tucci (book & audiobook)
- In the Kitchen - Yemisi Aribisala (book)
- Tales from the Kitchen - Fox & Windmill (book)
- Black Cake - Charmaine Wilkerson (book & ebook)
- Butter - Asako Yuzuki (book)
- Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner (book)