Literary Bites Book Club On Zoom or In person

Thursday, May 15th. June 26th. July 24th at 10:00am on Zoom or in person in The Village Center. 

Let's discuss food, food-related books, and the joy of eating with loved ones! Participants are encouraged to find inspiration in the books and can optionally bring their culinary endeavors for the group to taste!

(Thursday, May 15th at 10am) Why we cook : women on food, identity, and connection by Lindsay Gardner

Featuring essays, profiles, recipes, and more, Why We Cook is curated and illustrated by author and artist Lindsay Gardner, whose visual storytelling gifts bring nuance and insight into their words and their work, revealing the power of food to nourish, uplift, inspire curiosity, and effect change.

(Thursday, June 26th at 10am) Tender at the bone : growing up at the table by Ruth Reichl

The candid and comical memoir by the renowned "New York Times" restaurant critic whose high-spirited life has always been defined and enriched by food. Reichl's childhood and young-adult life provide a smorgasbord of wit and wisdom, sprinkled with recipes that perfectly capture her endlessly entertaining world

(Thursday, July 24th at 10am) Eating to extinction : the world's rarest foods and why we need to save them by Dan Saladino

In Eating to Extinction, the distinguished BBC food journalist Dan Saladino travels the world to experience and document our most at-risk foods before it's too late. He tells the fascinating stories of the people who continue to cultivate, forage, hunt, cook, and consume what the rest of us have forgotten or didn't even know existed.

Registration Required

Books will be available on the Book Group Shelf