But ingredients aren’t the only secrets the chef is keeping. The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark – Orphan Luciano is apprenticed to the doge’s chef in Renaissance Italy.Saturnall is tasked with creating the most delectable dishes possible in order to entice Lucretia to eat. John Saturnall’s Feast by Lawrence Norfolk – Lady Lucretia will have none of the suitors her father has chosen for her, and goes on a hunger strike against the engagement.Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown – Regency-era pirate Mad Hannah Mabbot breaks with common practice and spares one of her captives, chef Owen Wedgwood, on one condition: each Sunday he must prepare a delicious dinner, despite the hardships of finding decent ingredients on a pirate ship.Appetite by Philip Kazan – “Nino Latini is the son of a butcher, but once his unique talent is discovered (he can taste each individual ingredient, even in the smallest quantities, in any dish) he becomes chef to some of the most famous of Renaissance personalities.”.Feast of Sorrow by Crystal King – “Set amongst the scandal, wealth, and upstairs-downstairs politics of a Roman family, Crystal King’s seminal debut features the man who inspired the world’s oldest cookbook and the ambition that led to his destruction.”.It recruits orphans from the past, renders them all but immortal, and trains them to serve the Company.” In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker – “In the 24th century, the Company preserves works of art and extinct forms of life (for profit of course).The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams – “Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”.The story of three sisters and their mother from Charleston, South Carolina.” Sassafras, Cypress & Indigo by Ntozake Shange – “Where there is a woman there is magic.Look to the Sun by Emmie Mears – “Two strangers connected by a shared favourite book find themselves at the centre of their city’s political tragedy that has spanned generations and shaped their lives–and the book that brought them together.”.

Martin – “Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and honest men…all play the ‘Game of Thrones.’” (HBO) By signing up you agree to our terms of use Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox.

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