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Growing up in England, I was obsessed with Virginia Woolf – her luminous prose, her melancholy brilliance – and the glamorous image of the Bloomsbury set, a famous group of London intellectuals and writers in the early 1900s.
Book Girl's Guide to Cocktails for Book Lovers by Tessa Smith McGovern, published by sourcebooks. I love books. I love cocktails. Perfect!
Cocktails for Book Lovers offers 50 recipes straight from the pages of, or at least suggested by, famous authors and their books. The recipes range from classics, like William Faulkner's favorite Mint Julep, to the imaginative, like a "Sherry Alexander" inspired by Thrity Umrigar.
And on top of all that, the publisher is hosting some fun giveaways:
Sounds like fun! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI discovered your blog today and will enter my first 'Book beginnings' with Ivanhoe. Sounds like a stuffy old book but I hope to discover why it is a classic! My name is n@ncy and I'm a compulsive classic book list reader!
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ReplyDeleteI've published my first Book Beginning post. Since I'm new to blogging, I discovered your page just today. This feature is actually fun! :)
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Such a clever theme. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun book.
ReplyDeleteENJOY...thanks for sharing.
Elizabeth
Silver's Reviews
My Book Beginnings
This looks fun! I love the idea of drinks that are based off books. That'd be great for book clubs or themed parties.
ReplyDeleteI love cookbooks. Sometimes I just sit and read recipes and it is almost a good a making and eating.
ReplyDeleteAnything that has to do with England is a natural obsession for me :)
ReplyDeleteI am not much of a cocktail drinker but I once read a similar book called (something like)The Book Club Cookbook. In it were recipes from books one might read in a book club. We shared out the recipes and made a dinner potluck for club. It was such fun.
ReplyDeleteI love cocktails and think I would love this book too!
ReplyDeleteI keep seeing this book mentioned in book discussion groups, I have yet to check it out. I'm going to have to pick it up soon.
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