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Books & Bakes
themed book recs & recipes for tasty treats
By Laura Sackton · Launched a year ago
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Volume 2, No. 30: A Weekend Of Short Books + Limey Blueberry Cornmeal Cake
Greetings, bookish, bakeish friends! Last weekend, after several busy weeks with family, I planted myself in a lounge chair in the shade and spent two days reading. Don’t get me wrong—it was a joy to spend so much time with my nephews, going to the beach, cooking and baking…
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Volume 2, No. 29: Life-Changing Journeys + Buttery Almond Cake with Mascarpone Filling
Greetings, book-eaters and treat people! If you live somewhere that’s been affected by the recent heat wave, I hope you’ve managed to get through it, maybe with ice cream. Earlier in the summer I decided that ice cream is a perfectly acceptable dinner when it’s too hot to move…
Jul 27
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Volume 2, No. 31: Awesome Bookish People Recommend Their Favorite Summer Reads + It's Too Hot to Bake
Greetings, book and treat people! I am back home in my little corner of Western Mass and happy to be here. I’ve been swimming in the river every day and eating tomatoes at every meal. But, despite how much I love tomatoes and the river, it’s no secret that summer is Not My Time…
Aug 10
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Volume 2, No. 28: Living Cities + No-Bake Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
Greetings, book people! I’m back to work after a lovely week of vacation, though I am still hanging with family on the island, which is a nice change of pace, even for me, someone who thrives on routine. This week both my brothers are working here as well, and I am enjoying the…
Jul 20
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Volume 2, No. 24: I Want to Linger Here Forever + Early June Focaccia
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Volume 2, No. 31: Awesome Bookish People Recommend Their Favorite Summer Reads + It's Too Hot to Bake
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Volume 2, No. 13: In Praise of Indie Presses + Feta-Stuffed Rolls
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Volume 2, No. 23: Queer Friendship Is Sacred + Spiced Rice Pudding
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Volume 2, No. 14: Process Stories + Chocolate Brioche Swirl Buns
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Volume 2, No. 10: Voices I'll Never Forget + Orange & Cinnamon Skillet Brownie
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Volume 2, No. 27: What Are Stories For? + Unadorned Butterscotch Bars
Greetings, book-eaters and treat people! I’m on vacation this week, so I’m writing to you from the past, in a flurry of packing and deciding how many…
Jul 13
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Volume 2, No. 26: My Favorite Books of the Year So Far
Greetings, book and treat people! It’s that time of the year again: favorite books of the year so far time! We’re halfway through 2022 and I don’t know…
Jul 6
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Volume 2, No. 25: What Fuels Us + Bacon, Fig & Mozzarella Scones
Greetings, book-chompers and delighters-in-treats. For the past week or so I’ve been watching a pair of downy woodpeckers, an adult male and a juvenile…
Jun 29
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Volume 2, No. 24: I Want to Linger Here Forever + Early June Focaccia
Greetings, book and treat people! There was this glorious day over the weekend that was cool and breezy and felt like September and I’m still riding the…
Jun 22
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Volume 2, No. 23: Queer Friendship Is Sacred + Spiced Rice Pudding
Greetings, book-eaters and treat-makers! I’ve been slowly filling my garden with yarrow and bee balm and tulsi and sweet fern (my favorite). I’ve been…
Jun 15
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Volume 2, No. 22: Hmmmm + Strawberry Rhubarb Ginger Cake
Greetings, book-gobblers and treat-inhalers! Today is the fifth day in a row that I have woken up and written at least 1000 words of my…
Jun 8
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Volume 2, No. 21: Bodies of Language + Dill & Blue Cheese Biscuits
Greetings, book and treat people! I took last week off. I planted a whole bunch of flowers in my garden, took my first many swims of the season, and…
Jun 1
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Volume 2, No. 20: Cultures of Place + Comfort Cookies
Greetings, bookish friends! I’m on vacation this week, which means I wrote this newsletter last week and proofread and scheduled it last night. This…
May 25
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Volume 2, No. 24: I Want to Linger Here Forever + Early June Focaccia
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Volume 2, No. 31: Awesome Bookish People Recommend Their Favorite Summer Reads + It's Too Hot to Bake
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Volume 2, No. 13: In Praise of Indie Presses + Feta-Stuffed Rolls
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Volume 2, No. 23: Queer Friendship Is Sacred + Spiced Rice Pudding
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4
Volume 2, No. 14: Process Stories + Chocolate Brioche Swirl Buns
6
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Volume 2, No. 10: Voices I'll Never Forget + Orange & Cinnamon Skillet Brownie
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