{"product_id":"eat-joy-isbn-9781936787791","title":"Eat Joy","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Cookbook of the Year by \u003ci\u003eMartha Stewart Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Magnificent illustrations add spirit to recipes and heartfelt narratives. Plan to buy two copies—one for you and one for your best foodie friend.\" —\u003ci\u003eTaste of Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThis collection of intimate, illustrated essays by some of America’s most well–regarded literary writers explores how comfort food can help us cope with dark times—be it the loss of a parent, the loneliness of a move, or the pain of heartache.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLev Grossman explains how he survived on “sweet, sour, spicy, salty, unabashedly gluey” General Tso’s tofu after his divorce. Carmen Maria Machado describes her growing pains as she learned to feed and care for herself during her twenties. Claire Messud tries to understand how her mother gave up dreams of being a lawyer to make “a dressed salad of tiny shrimp and avocado, followed by prune–stuffed pork tenderloin.” What makes each tale so moving is not only the deeply personal revelations from celebrated writers, but also the compassion and healing behind the story: the taste of hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you've ever felt a deep, emotional connection to a recipe or been comforted by food during a dark time, you'll fall in love with these stories.\"—\u003ci\u003eMartha Stewart Living\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eEat Joy\u003c\/i\u003e is the most lovely food essay book . . . This is the perfect gift.\" —Joy Wilson (Joy the Baker)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ABA Indie Next Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of the Year (So Far)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of Domino's Best Books of the Season\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, Most Anticipated (This Month)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWomen.com, One of the Best Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBelletrist\u003c\/i\u003e Gift Guide Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A multi–genre, illustrated work of food writing. Literary luminaries like Claire Messud, Colum McCann and Lev Grossman share personal essays and an associated recipe.\" —Emily Vaughn, \u003ci\u003eThe Salt\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The essays in \u003ci\u003eEat Joy\u003c\/i\u003e are so sharp, so real, so beautiful, so full of heartbreak . . . Each is an extraordinary act of generosity.\" —Helen Rosner, food correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you've ever felt a deep, emotional connection to a recipe or been comforted by food during a dark time, you'll fall in love with these stories.\" —Kelly Vaughan, \u003ci\u003eMartha Stewart Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers will recognize many of the names that contributed to this anthology that's all about food and the place it holds in our lives . . . And yes, there are recipes for when they invariably make you hungry.\" —Lizz Schumer, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The next time you're looking for a comforting personal essay, curl up with \u003ci\u003eEat Joy\u003c\/i\u003e.\" ––Elizabeth Sile, \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These stories remind us how much of the human experience we all share. The book itself will feed your soul and is perfect for anyone who enjoys food writing. It’s the ideal gift for a friend who has gone through or is going through a difficult situation. Comfort and joy.” —Beth Seufer Buss, \u003ci\u003eWinston–Salem Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Searing personal essays from writers as disparate as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Claire Messud. Plus, it comes with recipes!\" —Tomi Obaro, \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Filled with stories on how food impacts our lives, and the accompanying recipes that have made the biggest.\" —\u003ci\u003eFood52\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There’s something about food that helps us through hard times. Eating our favorite dishes can offer the comfort of a certain time and place in ways most other things—and even people—can’t. \u003ci\u003eEat Joy\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtful collection of essays by some of our favorite writers about just that: comfort food’s ability to help you cope.\" —Elizabeth Entenman, \u003ci\u003eHelloGiggles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An essay compilation about comfort food, but not the category of food that, in America, tends to include large amounts of butter. Here, comfort food is whatever dish has helped 31 notable writers through various life phases . . . Along with these stories, and all of the stories in \u003ci\u003eEat Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, the writers have included recipes that, the idea goes, may help readers through their own trials.\" —Monica Burton, \u003ci\u003eEater\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Instructions: Pick up \u003ci\u003eEat Joy\u003c\/i\u003e. Close your eyes and let your thumb brush the edge of the pages. Stop when you feel like it, when it feels right. Read the story you land on; if you land in the middle of a story, flip a few pages back and find its beginning. Let the story heal you. Let it be a balm for your heartache, whatever it is you are missing and longing for—your mother or father, your sister or brother, your best friend who made pizza with you once after a break–up. Let these stories be your companions and help you return: to home, to love, to the memories you need, to yourself. Repeat for as much and as long as you need.\" —Jennifer Huang, \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers get the sense that Garrett really tapped into something with her query. Taken separately or all together, these essays depicting food as love, medicine, relief, and communion, as a sacrifice and a gift, are profound and genuinely moving.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A collection of recipes and thoughtful essays . . . This book is a feast for avid lit lovers and foodies alike.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Delightful . . . Garrett has selected the best kind of culinary writing—unfussy recipes and heartfelt stories that use food as an avenue for reflection. Foodies and fiction readers alike will devour this excellent collection.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Natalie Eve Garrett's \u003ci\u003eEat Joy\u003c\/i\u003e does this magical thing where it makes you remember the tastes of the heaviest times in your life, while reminding you that everyone on earth has experienced the taste of love and loss, though none of our tastes are the same. This is the first collection that ever made me want to sensually eat, cook, write, and thank all the wonderful makers of the most memorable memories in my life.\" —Kiese Laymon, author of \u003ci\u003eHeavy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Food is a key to unlocking memories. The nourishing stories in \u003ci\u003eEat Joy\u003c\/i\u003e show us that thinking about what we've eaten is the easiest way to remember the bitter, the beautiful, and everything in between.\" —Julia Turshen, author of \u003ci\u003eSmall Victories\u003c\/i\u003e and host of \u003ci\u003eKeep Calm and Cook On\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATALIE EVE GARRETT\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and writer, and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Artists’ and Writers’ Cookbook: A Collection of Stories with Recipes\u003c\/i\u003e and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eLonely Together: 2\u003ci\u003e22 Celebrated Writers on the Joys \u0026amp; Struggles of Being Alone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in a town outside Washington, D.C., and along the Potomac River with her husband and two children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMERYL ROWIN\u003c\/b\u003e is an illustrator whose work has been commissioned by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLenny Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e Woman of the Year Awards, \u003ci\u003eTravel + Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eApartment Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Los Angeles and previously worked on Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally’s memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Love Story Ever Told\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299820458213,"sku":"NP9781936787791","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781936787791.jpg?v=1767725830","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/eat-joy-isbn-9781936787791","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}