The Desk Book Club

What Is “Normal” Food?

The Desk Book Club: ‘Between Two Waters’ by Pam Brunton (Part I)

Apr 18 •

The Desk Book Club: ‘The Hunger of Women’ by Marosia Castaldi

The Zoom link for Sunday and my notes on this novel.

Feb 21 •

The Desk Book Club: ‘Kitchen’ by Banana Yoshimoto

Grief, gender, and the way food cuts through it all.

Jan 24 •

‘Eating to Extinction’ Zoom With Author on Sunday

Join the Desk Book Club for a chat with journalist Dan Saladino.

Nov 22, 2024 •

The Desk Book Club: ‘Eating to Extinction’ October Discussion

Efficiency + scale = survival x profit

Oct 25, 2024 •

The Desk Book Club: ‘Eating to Extinction’ September Discussion

Diversity is survival.

Sep 27, 2024 •

Announcing the Desk Book Club 2025 Picks 📚

Here are the six books we'll be reading in 2025.

Jul 19, 2024 •

The Desk Book Club: ‘Longthroat Memoirs’ June Discussion

Plus: Zoom info for Sunday!

Jun 21, 2024 •

The Desk Book Club: ‘Longthroat Memoirs’ May Discussion

The good and the uncomfortable in the first half of Aribisala's essay collection.

May 31, 2024 •

The Desk Book Club: Two Books Down! 📚

And here's the reading and discussion schedule for the next.

May 3, 2024 •

The Desk Book Club: ‘Food in Cuba’ April Discussion

Finishing the book and considering adequacy.

Apr 19, 2024 •

The Desk Book Club: ‘Food in Cuba’ March Discussion

How do we strike the right balance between necessity and joy?

Mar 22, 2024 •

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