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Mia P. Manansala’s debut novel, Arsenic and Adobo, is the first book in a new culinary cozy mystery series. Though I’ve never ...

We received Sometimes I Like to Curl Up Into a Ball second-hand. I didn’t realize it’s part of a Little Wombat series ...

It’s well-documented over my years blogging here that short stories aren’t for me… usually. In fact, I can count on one hand ...

Max Brooks’ Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre is a wild ride. It is told primarily through the journal ...

I first heard about Laura Taylor Namey’s young adult novel, A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow on one of my ...

One of our favorite books this fall has been You’re My Little Pumpkin Pie by Natalie Marshall. With memorable rhymes and cute ...

Could you use a lovely read right now? If so, The Switch is for you. I was supposed to post this on ...

Brit Bennett’s The Vanishing Half was one of the most highly anticipated novels of 2020 — and not just by me, though ...

How often do you give books a second chance? Until Fredrik Backman’s Beartown, I would’ve said never. And, if I’m being honest, ...

Welcome to another Kids Edition post on The Hungry Bookworm. Today we will be talking about Dr. Seuss’s ABC: An Amazing Alphabet ...

I recently read and adored The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. I haven’t been this excited to talk about ...

Octavia Butler’s Kindred is a book I’ve always wanted to read, and thankfully, finally got around to thanks to my book club. ...

If you’re looking for a powerful coming-of-age story about a fiercely resilient girl, look no further than Tiffany McDaniel’s Betty. Based on ...

Rita Mae Brown’s novel Rubyfruit Jungle was quite revolutionary when it was first published in the 1970s. I had never heard of ...

The description of The Lightest Object in the Universe had me at “after a global economic collapse and failure of the electrical ...

A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A Fletcher was a book that caught my attention primarily ...

Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies has been on my radar for what feels like forever — I’ve owned a ...

I really enjoy Katherine Center’s stories. I was a huge fan of How to Walk Away — like finishing-it-in-my-car-before-work huge — and ...

Today I’m really excited to introduce another book-and-food blogger like myself! Elizabeth reviews and bakes over at Dessert and a Novel. We ...

I excitedly picked Candice Carty-Williams’ Queenie as my Book of the Month in March, but since life gets in the way, I ...

Valencia and Valentine is a contemporary fiction debut from Suzy Krause that came out just a few days ago. The novel is ...

Mira T. Lee’s debut novel, Everything Here Is Beautiful, is a tough book to discuss—though we attempted to do just that for ...

Welcome to the fourth feature focusing on the women within What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their ...

When I was invited to join the blog tour for Phaedra Patrick’s The Library of Lost and Found, I couldn’t turn it ...

When I read the description of Lorna Landvik’s Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes), I couldn’t resist picking it up. Not ...

Many of you may know Kristin Hannah through her WWII historical fiction novel, The Nightingale, which was a huge hit when it ...

When The Map of Salt and Stars was released last May, there was a lot of buzz around it. It’s captivating cover ...

When I went to the library recently, the brightly colored cover of Allie Rowbottom’s Jell-O Girls caught my eye. I took it ...

Though Louise Miller wrote The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living first, it is the second of her novels that I’ve read. ...

The time of year has come where I’m choosing to settle in with cozy books, and Ruth Reichl’s food-centric novel Delicious! fit ...

When Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing was selected for Reese Withersoon’s book club, it became an instant must-read. Equal parts coming-of-age ...

I’m a huge fan of John Green and I heard a lot of amazingness about his brother’s first novel, and that’s basically ...

I decided to pick up The Book of M by Peng Shepherd after hearing about it on a podcast. The story of ...

For those of you who enjoyed The Afterlife of Walter Augustus, Hannah Lynn is at it again! This time with a more ...

An American Marriage, the poignant novel by Tayari Jones, received a boost of popularity when Oprah selected it as her book club ...

If you’re anything like me, you’re looking forward to fall. It’s the season of cool nights, hot cups of tea, fresh baked ...

I included Chloe Benjamin’s novel The Immortalists on my list of Books I’m Looking Forward to in 2018 over eight months ago. ...

Let’s be real, the cover of Ingrid Rojas Contreras’ latest novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree is gorgeous. Like the “drunken tree” ...

Amy Blumenfeld’s The Cast centers around a group of friends — Becca, Jordana, Seth, Holly and Lex — who are bonded and ...

Anstey Harris’ novel Goodbye, Paris is being marketed as “Jojo Moyes meets Eleanor Oliphant,” which is definitely what drew me to the ...

Hannah Lynn’s second novel The Afterlife of Walter Augustus was actually brought to my attention when the author herself reached out to ...

Sometimes I hear so many good things about a book that I request it from the library without even really seeing what ...

Many have commented on the beauty of this book cover. Indeed, Ruth Hogan’s The Keeper of Lost Things does feature some gorgeous ...

I read Molly Wizenberg’s first memoir, A Homemade Life, during my Thanksgiving readathon last year and fell in love with it. Her ...

I went into Sally Thorne’s novel The Hating Game without much research. I’d seen some chatter about it in my online book ...

I absolutely loved Andy Weir’s The Martian. When I read it, I recommended it to anyone and everyone, and now that I ...

Happy Tuesday, Hungry Bookworms! I’m excited to share this brand new literary cookbook with you. From Alison Walsh, A Literary Tea Party, ...

I got the opportunity to read Annie Harnett’s novel Rabbit Cake recently when it was selected for my office’s Diversity Book Club, ...

At this point in my life, I thought I could safely say graphic novels aren’t for me. I’d read a handful of ...

Yoav Blum’s latest novel The Coincidence Makers follows Guy, Emily and Eric, who all work for a secret organization as Coincidence Makers. ...

I was drawn to my latest read both by the striking cover art and the following description: You say you want a ...

I read somewhere once that Bel Canto is the book you should start with if you want to give Ann Patchett a ...

In The Book of Unknown Americans, Cristina Henríquez gives a voice to the millions of immigrants in the United States – how ...

I first learned of V.S Alexander’s historical fiction novel The Taster on Facebook when my library included a picture of it as ...

As I mentioned in this month’s edition of Show Us Your Books, I read Tara Westover’s memoir Educated in a whirlwind over ...

Because of this blog, reading often leads me to delicious food. Most of the time, I go into a book without any ...

I chose Taylor Jenkins Reid’s The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo as my Book of the Month in June last year because ...

I always appreciate a book where you can immediately fall into it and remain completely immersed to the end – part of ...

Today’s blog post actually started three weeks ago when I read an NPR article called “The Friendship Bread Project: Can Baking Promote ...

Though it’s not my typical choice, I’m no stranger to YA fiction. I like to pick them up for a quick read, ...

For those of you who read my recent Top Ten Tuesday, where I covered books I’m thankful for, you’ll recognize today’s title. ...

Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent has been on my radar since I read The Boston Girl earlier this year. Several people recommended ...

Happy Halloween, readers! Before I kick off today’s typical post, I want to share a little story. A couple of months ago, ...

Based on the title alone, Kitchens of the Great Midwest seemed like a book I, lover of food, resident of the Midwest, ...

Maybe I watched Practical Magic a little on the young side (it came out when I was 12), but ever since then ...

Generally, I do enjoy most of what I read. Sometimes I don’t, but luckily, sometimes the opposite is true and I love ...

I think fall may be officially here (weather-wise), and I’m pretty excited about it. Fall is the best time of year for ...

Imagine my surprise when a few months ago, I came across another Hungry Bookworm blog since that’s my blog’s name! We bloggers ...

I finally got around to reading my July Book of the Month selection, a debut novel by Rachel Khong titled Goodbye, Vitamin, ...

Before I get started on today’s post, I want to announce the winner of my first ever Hungry Bookworm Giveaway, in honor ...

Though I read Pride and Prejudice in high school and loved it, I haven’t explored Jane Austen beyond that. I own copies ...

I added Anna Quindlen’s memoir Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake to my to-read list almost four years ago. I don’t remember ...

I wasn’t tagged in this, but I came across a post from The Sassy Book Geek and loved the idea of this, so ...

They say bad things come in threes, and maybe I’m being a bit dramatic, but I’m really hoping this latest read is ...

Is everyone else looking forward to Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale as much as I am? The trailer gives me chills. I had ...

Lots of things go well with books – everything from coffee and tea to blankets and arm chairs to beaches and lazy ...

When my Book of the Month email came a few weeks ago with the January selections, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk immediately ...

Expecting to die from cancer, Lang does her best to make sure her husband survives without her. She leaves notes for important ...

Thankfully, election season is over. I think we can all agree it was a long one – no matter who you backed. ...

As though magically conjured, the library book I placed a hold on back in July finally became available last weekend – just ...

Last fall, my cousin Nora and I campaigned hard for Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon at our Good Reads ...

It probably comes as no surprise that I usually adore books* about bookstores, book clubs, book nerds…you get the idea. I find ...

Almost-eight-year-old Elsa’s best friend is her eccentric grandmother. Like her granny, Elsa is different. Different in a way that makes her good ...