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A delectable and delightful collection of 40 essays about food around the world, brought to you by the erudite and entertaining Vogue food critic, Jeffrey Steingarten (whose credentials include a host of James Beard awards, a Chevalier of the Order of Merit appointment by the Republic of France, and a stint as a judge on Iron Chef). Both informative and hilarious, TMWAE is the perfect dish for anyone who loves food. Includes recipes! Click here for a full review.

If you only read one ya novel this year, All The Bright Places should be it. Theodore, suffering from bipolar disorder, and Violet, griefstruck after her beloved sister's untimely death, meet on top of a tower: he's about to jump off and she's considering it. He pulls her back from the edge, beginning a friendship that turns into a sweet, sad, intense romance as the two of them pair up on a class project that involves tooling around their home state of Indiana. Is there anything better than two broken misfits finding happiness, albeit temporarily, in each other? Ms. Niven masterfully, authentically, and mindfully depicts teen suicide (she is a survivor herself) without over-dramatizing or alienating her readers. The perfect match for fans of Eleanor & Park and The Fault in Our Stars. View all my reviews