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Braised Pork
by An Yu
Discovering her husband’s dead body beside a pencil sketch of a mysterious figure, Jia Jia launches an odyssey across contemporary Beijing before discovering unexpected love with a jaded bartender.
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Bubblegum : a novel
by Adam Levin
In an alternate present-day word in which the Internet doesn’t exist, one of the first owners of a popular interactive “flesh and bone” robot called Curio grapples with the outside world as he attempts to write his memoir.
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Pizza girl : a novel
by Jean Kyoung Frazier
Delivering pizzas in suburban Los Angeles, a pregnant teen mourning the death of her father becomes obsessed with a middle-aged stay-at-home mom who comes to depend on weekly pizza deliveries for her son’s happiness.
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Of mice and minestrone : Hap and Leonard The Early Years
by Joe R. Lansdale
This brand-new collection of stories starring the highly unlikely East Texan crime-fighting duo who take down bullies, criminals and bigots of all stripes includes a selection of the boys’ favorite recipes.
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Sin eater : a novel
by Megan Campisi
Sentenced to become a Sin Eater for the crime of stealing bread, a 14-year-old orphan in 16th-century England becomes ensnared in a deadly royal plot that helps her discover the power of her subjugated position.
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Recipe for persuasion : a novel
by Sonali Dev
The author of Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors adapts Jane Austen’s Persuasion in the story of a chef who partners with her celebrity first love during a reality-show competition she hopes will save her restaurant.
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The taste of sugar : a novel
by Marisel Vera
Relocating to the sugar plantations of Hawaii when their Caribbean farm is decimated by the Spanish-American War and the San Ciriaco Hurricane, two Puerto Ricans join thousands of fellow refugees in confronting the realities of American prosperity.
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The quiche of death : Minotaur Signature Edition
by M. C Beaton
In order to introduce herself to the picturesque English village where she has just retired, Mrs. Agatha Raisin enters a quiche in a local competition and promptly finds herself a murder suspect when the judge dies from her poisonous pie.
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Kitchens of the Great Midwest
by J. Ryan Stradal
Raised with a sophisticated palate by her single father, Eva learns the culturally rich stories behind a series of Midwestern dishes while becoming the star chef at a legendary restaurant.
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Life of Pi : a novel
by Yann Martel
Pi Patel, a zookeeper's son, sets sail for America with his family, but when the ship sinks, he finds himself lost at sea on a life boat with four animals, which eventually dwindle down to one--a hungry Bengal tiger.
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