Author! Author! Erica Bauermeister & Jennie Shortridge

Start: 03/03/2010 7:00 pm

End: 03/03/2010 8:00 pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-8

Two Author Event!

Two PNW authors stop in to talk about their latest books.

Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients:Eight students gather in Lillian's Restaurant every Monday night for cooking class. It soon becomes clear, however, that each one seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen.

Jennie Shortridge, When She Flew:The author of "Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe" pens a new novel (set in Oregon!) about faith, family, and finding the courage to do the right thing.

NEW! We've acquired a small selection of vintage cookbooks, and they'll be up for sale at the event. They're very reasonably priced at .99, $5, or $10.

The School of Essential Ingredients (Paperback)

By Erica Bauermeister

$15.00

ISBN-13: 9780425232095
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Berkley Trade, 1/2010

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Publishers Weekly (10/13/2008): In this remarkable debut, Bauermeister creates a captivating world where the pleasures and particulars of sophisticated food come to mean much more than simple epicurean indulgence.

Respected chef and restaurateur Lillian has spent much of her 30-something years in the kitchen, looking for meaning and satisfaction in evocative, delicious combinations of ingredients. Endeavoring to instill that love and know-how in others, Lillian holds a season of Monday evening cooking classes in her restaurant. The novel takes up the story of each of her students, navigating readers through the personal dramas, memories and musings stirred up as the characters handle, slice, chop, blend, smell and taste.

Each student's affecting story--painful transitions, difficult choices--is rendered in vivid prose and woven together with confidence. Delivering memorable story lines and characters while seducing the senses, Bauermeister's tale of food and hope is certain to satisfy. "(Jan.)" Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.

When She Flew (Paperback)

By Jennie Shortridge

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ISBN-13: 9780451227980
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: NAL Trade, 11/2009

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A new novel about faith, family, and finding the courage to do the right thing from the author of "Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe."

Police officer Jessica Villareal has always played by the book and tried to do the right thing. But now, she finds herself approaching midlife divorced, estranged from her daughter, alone, and unhappy. And she's wondering if she ever made a right choice in her life.

But then Jess discovers a girl and her father living off the radar in the Oregon woods, avoiding the comforts-and curses-of modern life. Her colleagues on the force are determined to uproot and separate them, but Jess knows the damage of losing those you love. She recognizes her chance to make a difference by doing something she's never dared.

Because even though she's used to playing by the rules, there are times when they need to be broken...

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