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December can be stressful. Correction: December is stressful. Give yourself a break here and there! A puppy video. A salted caramel hot chocolate. A book or author event. Today’s Bacon features four thrilling novels plus three upcoming author events in Nashville….
“I fulfilled two dreams this year,” said Joelle Herr, smiling, “opening a bookstore and naming a dog ‘Scooby’.” Scooby joined Maisie, named after the heroine in a Henry James novel, and Her Bookshop joined the ranks of wonderful Nashville booksellers…
Two dogs left their yard seeking adventure. One came home alive. My friend found his family’s other dog (dead) after an extensive search. I was feeling sad and out of sorts at a hotel in New York City and…
Anne Byrn and I were talking about Hummingbird cake, Red Velvet cake, and that famous Carrot cake from the Silver Palate cookbook as we noshed on a scone. “Holidays preserve what the everyday loses,” she suggested. More frighteningly: “Cakes wouldn’t…
Sticking a piece of bacon in your drink is a great idea if that drink is a Bloody Mary and there’s a stalk of celery and a sprig of rosemary and a cheese-filled olive close by. It’s all very cozy and…
John Cheadle is about the cutest grandparent ever. He will happily keep you up to date on Mary Walton’s latest accomplishment (such as celebrating her first birthday) and is likely to post a selfie with her on Facebook. For a…
It’s crazy when the book you didn’t really want to read becomes the book you can’t stop talking about. Adam Haslett’s Imagine Me Gone may be one of the most beautiful, wrenching novels about a family you’ll read this year,…
Mary Walton Jarman hasn’t let the election get her down. It helps that she’s 13 months old! Today, she shares some reading recs for the under-2 set – and some profound wisdom for the rest of us. Thanks to mom…
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know about Global Politics is a stunning little snack-sized book – delicious, nutritious! – that provides an incredibly engaging account of the world our next president will face. It’s an…