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We've got not one, but two, amazing author clips to share today! The first is one of my heroines, Ree Drummond (the Pioneer Woman) on the Today Show. With some help from Al Roker, Ree makes her famous "evil" cinnamon rolls, loaded up with plenty of butter and gooey maple icing. Check out the clip here, which includes the recipe. If anything can beat the morning frost, it's these rolls. I dare you not to salivate watching them.
Next up! We absolutely love Craig Ferguson, even though he thinks a book is "kind of like a blog, but interesting." ALA favorite Dennis Lehane, who needs no introduction, appeared on Craig's show to chat about Moonlight Mile, the sequel to Gone, Baby, Gone. Enjoy!
Okay, so yesterday I spent upwards of 10 minutes explaining the appeal of Throwdown to the office. Hulu has the following description of the show:
"Chef Bobby Flay is on a secret mission to challenge the absolute masters in one kind of cooking — award winning BBQers, bakers, pizza makers and more — some with a roomful of trophies to prove it. In each episode, one of these cooks thinks Food Network is shooting their profile for a show. What they don't know is that Bobby is going to drop in for a surprise visit and challenge them to an unexpected cook-off. Since they're in their element and Bobby's out of his, prepare for an exciting, tension-filled competition."
I happen to really love Bobby Flay, whether he's winning or losing with grace. He's not a broad-market television personality--he's a true-blue chef. Plus, his culinary assistants are constantly ribbing him, which means part of the fun is watching their banter in the test-kitchen.
Why am I telling you all this? Yesterday we got a memo from our publicity department: our author, Ree Drummond, is facing off with Bobby next week on Throwdown! Ree is the author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks and will be throwing down for a Thanksgiving challenge, a week from today. That's November 17th, 9 pm EST on the Food Network. Clearly I'm psyched, but what about you? In Bobby's words: "Keep doing what you do, but ask yourself this: are you ready for a throwdown?"
-Kayleigh
PS: My blind devotion to Throwdown might be a bi-product of these sticky buns from Flour Bakery. If you're ever in Boston, they are epic. See below!
We've been getting in some great reviews of Katherine Hall Page's The Body in the Sleigh. Here's the latest, from Melissa Stream (Madison, WI):
"I received a copy of this book a few weeks ago and loved it. I haven't read any other books in this series by Katherine Hall Page; I'm excited to find a new author with lots of books she's written already for me to catch up on. The story was just suspenseful enough, but I was appreciative of the author to leave out excessive gore and violence. The story was rich around Faith's family and I fell in love with Mary and her goats. To be presented with such a gift out of the blue, she handled it with grace and almost gratitude, and not to mention she was a natural! I looked forward to breaks at work and quiet time at home when I could get wrapped up in this cozy novel!
Thanks so much for the book!"
For more reader reviews, and the original book/review swap post, click here.
"What's more delicious than a good, old-school mystery? How about a divine "whodunit" filled with delectable descriptions of scrumptious meals with recipes for some of the best included? Katherine Hall Page's 18th Faith Fairchild mystery The Body in the Sleigh incorporates her tried and true ingredients to produce yet another page turner worth sinking your teeth into. Naturally there is "the body in the sleigh" but there's also a feast of suspects to keep you guessing, a few families that you'll wish you could spend holiday dinner with, a wintery setting that will make you want to cozy up by the fire with a hot drink, and a baby that appears mysteriously in a manger on Christmas Eve. All in all, this was a mouthwatering read that will leave you hungry for more!"
Lisa Kent Library Secretary Lakes Community High School
The Body in the Sleigh, Katherine Hall Page’s 18th book in the Faith Fairchild mystery series goes on sale today.
This is a terrific page-turner that’ll keep you in your seat. Aside from the terrific plot, beautiful setting, wonderful characters and yummy easy-to-make recipes, the book has one more thing going for it:
If you’d like to write a review of this book, send us an email at librarylovefest dot harpercollins dot com and we’ll send you a copy. I’ll be speaking with the author later today (Tuesday, October 27th at 3:00pm EST) on Blog Talk Radio. Write or call in with a question for Katherine, and be sure to register before the show starts.
