Hi everybody and welcome
back it is time once again for
Joyce book club and Janine
birkenfeld is here she is the
youth services manager over at
the Schweitzer Brentwood
great so excited to be here
today. I am excited for you to
show us what you brought us 3
books now the first one on the
list we're going to talk about
Ruth Rigel who used to be the
editor in chief at gourmet
which is not published any
more and I miss kaur mail left
and I know I know yeah I
brought 3 men wires today, so
this is a memoir for all the
foodies say my it's called
save me the plums OK tell me
proms is it like I said for
foodies I mean it's all about
a behind the scenes look at
food a career in food, writing
and the kind of the Gilded age
of print journalism yeah, you
know, which is you know sadly.
Magazine journalism is not
what it once was right, but
you really get an inside look
at at what it's like to eat
and write about food for a
living she's an incredibly
interesting one and I actually
met her once very very briefly
there was a thing they call
the gourmet Institute and I'm
going back a long way, but
they.
This was for the magazine
was still published in the
most wonderful photos and this
was they did it for like 2
years in the magazine went
South. But there was sure to
buckle come for me with
Apple's new which I have and I
just I I love her I'm glad to
see she's still riding is a
delightful writer the book is
peppered with some of her
favorite recipes as well,
which is really adds a nice
touch very good alright,
what's but number 2 today. too
is Hollywood Park here on the
right and Kate's it's the most
emotionally hard hitting them
why that I brought today but
written by Mike he's a
renowned writer, he is a
regular contributor on in He's
also a musician the front
runner of an indie rock band
called the airborne top toxic
and he had a very
tumultuous childhood he was
born into a colt into the
famous 1970's, California
Senate on cold and lived there
until the age of basically
didn't have a relationship
with his parents at all
because the cult dictated that
all children should be raised
by kind of cold a point in us
or get this sounds like a
netflix documentary in a good
movie but it is it is the
writing is very lyrical. And
very chaotic childhood in. He
remains close to his Stable
you know the resilience of his
spirit it just you know helps
him rise to the top he
graduates from Stanford. He
a means of healing OK and his
insights childhood alcoholism
and drug abuse N and just the
power of the healing power of
art and love yeah, you may be
very for him to write this
book it sounds like very much
so I can't recommend it enough
it's just so well written and
is obvious he we'll write more
he's a very good writer
amazing very talented alright.
This 2 winners out of 3 they
always bring us winners
Another A very punishable face
which is hysterical.
A memoir by Colin didn't
know Colin just had written
Well Colin Jones to I wasn't
that familiar with him either
but on the recommendation of a
pick this book says a head
writer on Saturday Night Live.
Yeah has been there since late
and he's also married to
interesting tidbit but this
book is just if you comedy and
you're and student learning a
little bit about behind the
and he just pepper says story
with hilarious anecdotes from
his life including a time that
Jimmy Buffett saved his life
while surfing what yeah. And a
time when an insect laid eggs
in his leg. All of this is
recounted with lots of
self-deprecating humor. And
funny I really I into the book
just feeling very endearing
towards him and even you know
even though has these
exasperating Lee handsome
chiseled cheekbones yeah and
always there are programs for
veterans there author chance
Brown bag travel long lunch
events at the library you can
find schedules.
At the library dot or
Janine thank you so much.
Thank you join 3 for 3 right
there, good ones all right it
is time now to check out
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