The following is a guest post by Elaine Maisner, UNC Press Executive Editor Emerita. As the UNC Press editor who published acclaimed cookbook writer Jean Anderson’s very last book, Kiln to Kitchen: Favorite Recipes from Beloved North Carolina Potters, I was happy to receive this request to blog about my appreciation for Jean, who died last month at the age of… Continue Reading In Appreciation of Jean Anderson
At UNC Press, thinking about which of our books might make great gifts is a happy year-round effort. Here’s a wrap-up-worthy roundup of some of our favorite titles for even the most difficult to buy for folks on your list. Don’t forget, you can save 40% on all UNC Press print books and receive free shipping on orders of $75 or… Continue Reading More Merry and Bright Holiday Gift Book Ideas
In this Q&A, UNC Press Publicity Director Gina Mahalek talks with Jean Anderson, James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame member and author of Kiln to Kitchen: Favorite Recipes from Beloved North Carolina Potters, about her lifelong passion for pottery, her earliest influences, and her gift for harmonizing text and design. Jean Anderson’s new cookbook deliciously brings together two of her… Continue Reading Author Interview: Jean Anderson on Kiln to Kitchen
Sing along with me . . . there’s a party going on right here . . . Read on to discover the missing link between dollbaby carriages, Truman Capote, Jay Leno, fruitcake, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, dark rum, and Harper Lee. The website for the Fruitcake Festival in Monroeville, Alabama proclaims, “It’s Fruitcake Weather!” and it is, indeed. It’s the time… Continue Reading Celebrate fruitcake! Come on!
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