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News from the SC Stacks
By Nancy Davis
Ihave heard the term “foodie” used These books and others by these authors Nancy is the representative for the
recently, so I looked up the word to are easy fun reads, ideal to take with you Sun City Texas Library. Questions?
use in this article: “a person who on a summer vacation, and the included Email [email protected]
enjoys and cares about food very much” recipes look delicious. with “Library Column” in the
is Merriam-Webster’s definition. subject line.
To some people, Peter Mayle, who wrote A Year
the term foodie in Provence, the memoir of Chamomile Mourning and Oolong Dead.
is derogatory; to his long-cherished dream to Childs includes teatime tips and bread
others, it is just actually move and experience and cake recipes. Nancy Pickard has
a slang word for the cuisine of this part of written several food mysteries based on
epicure or gourmet. the character created by Virginia Rich.
Foodie or not, most France, has also written Look for The Secret Ingredient Murders
of us are interested novels of cuisine in the south in our library. Pickard, Fluke and Childs
in food, whether in of France with a mystery are well-known for their non-food mystery
the preparation or the involved. I suggest that you books as well.
consumption or both. may enjoy reading author Lilian Jackson Braun, the author of
the well-known Cat Who….. series, has
Occasionally I see Peter Mayle’s well-written written a companion recipe book. Recipes
a book in the Sun descriptions of the scenery are not usually included in her cat series,
City Texas library, and cuisine of France. His but there seems to be a lot of eating in
frequently a mystery, more recent books include each story.
with a clever title The Vintage Caper, The Foodie or not, enjoy the books and the
denoting food. The Main recipes. Bon appétit!
Corpse, Killer Pancake, Marseille Caper and The Did you know…?
and Chopping Spree are Corsican Caper. As of April 7, the library’s book count is:
written by Diane Mott Davidson. Some Total books: 9,504
other mysteries with recipes included Our own local author, Hardback fiction: 2,683
are: Murder Can Spoil Your Appetite by Susan Wittig Albert, Paperback fiction: 4,454
Selma Eichler; The Pickled Piper by Mary writes mysteries with titles that use Nonfiction: 2,367
Ellen Hughes; Stirring the Plot by Daryl herbal names. Look for Thyme of Death, Audio books: 384, videos: 510
Wood Gerber; State of the Onion by Julie Lavender Lies, Bloodroot, Indigo Dying Recycled materials provided to chari-
Hyzy; Murder on the Half Shelf by Lorna and others in the library’s section that ties: 967 books, 66 videos and audio
Barrett; The Long Quiche Goodbye by showcases local authors. The author books, 50 magazines
Avery Aames; On What Grounds by Cleo includes herb lore and recipes in each of
Coyle; To Catch a Cook by Joanne Pence; her well-written books. She also writes J U N E 2 0 1 5 SUNRAYS | 73
All Fudged Up by Nancy Coco; Death of a mystery series with Peter Cottontail
a Chocoholic by Lee Hollis; The Diva author Beatrix Potter as the sleuth.
Cooks a Goose by Krista Davis; A Second
Helping of Murder by Christine Wenger; Joanne Fluke is a popular mystery writer.
Murder on the Orient Espresso by Sandra Her first book, Chocolate Chip Cookie
Balzo; and Iced to Death by Peg Cochran. Murder has been reprinted and includes
new cookie recipes. Look for more of her
ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG dessert mysteries in our library. Laura
Childs writes mysteries with a tea shop
background. Look for titles such as:
Shades of Earl Grey, Death by Darjeeling,
