Cocktails for book lovers [electronic resource] / Tessa Smith McGovern.

ISBN:

9781402293429

Title:

Author:

Smith-McGovern, Tessa

Personal Author:

Smith-McGovern, Tessa

Publication Information:

Naperville : Sourcebooks, 2014.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 p.)

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Contents:

Introduction; 1. Isabel Allende; 2. Diana Athill; 3. Jane Austen; 4. Alan Bennett; 5. Anne Brontë; 6. Charlotte Brontë; 7. Emily Brontë; 8. Willa Cather; 9. Kate Chopin; 10. Colette; 11. Junot Díaz; 12. Charles Dickens; 13. Olivia Howard Dunbar; 14. William Faulkner; 15. F. Scott Fitzgerald; 16. Elizabeth Gaskell; 17. Charlotte Perkins Gilman; 18. Gail Godwin; 19. Jane Green; 20. Lorraine Hansberry; 21. Ernest Hemingway; 22. Georgette Heyer; 23. Zora Neale Hurston; 24. James Joyce; 25. Jamaica Kincaid; 26. Jhumpa Lahiri; 27. Wally Lamb

28. Joan Steinau Lester29. Alison Lurie; 30. Katherine Mansfield; 31. Alice Munro; 32. Flannery O'Connor; 33. Joyce Carol Oates; 34. Dorothy Parker; 35. Katherine Anne Porter; 36. Matthew Quick; 37. Nina Sankovitch; 38. Dani Shapiro; 39. Mary Shelley; 40. Sandi Kahn Shelton; 41. Elizabeth Taylor; 42. Christina Thompson; 43. William Trevor; 44. Joanna Trollope; 45. Gail Tsukiyama; 46. Anne Tyler; 47. Thrity Umrigar; 48. Helen Wan; 49. Virginia Woolf; 50. Dan Zevin; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Bibliography; Text Permissions; Photo Credits; Index; Back Cover

Subject Term:

Cocktail parties.

Cocktails in literature.

Cocktails.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2014

Publication Information:

Naperville : Sourcebooks, 2014.

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Shelf Number	Material Type	Copy	Shelf Location	Status
641.874 SMI	1:E-BOOK	1	1:ONLINE	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Host the perfect book club discussion night or literary-themed party with 50 fun author-themed cocktails for the budding home mixologist and book lover!

From Jane Austen's little-known fondness for wine to Hemingway's beloved mojitos, each entry pairs a classic or contemporary author with a cocktail recipe that's inspired by either one of their works or a popular drink from their era, along with an excerpt, a bio, and an additional book recommendation. It's a fabulous, chic pairing that's the perfect book club idea! After all, what's better than cocktails, conversation, and culture?

Cocktails inspired by your favorite bestselling authors:

Jane Austen's Miss Austen's Delight paired with Pride and Prejudice

Isabel Allende's Madrina's Banana Rum Cocktail paired with Eva Luna

F. Scott Fitzgerald's Gin Rickey paired with The Great Gatsby

Dani Shapiro's Caramel Apple Martini paired with Devotion

Other authors featured include:

Jhumpa Lahiri

Junot Diaz

Zora Neale Hurston

Joyce Carol Oates

Anne Tyler

Charlotte Bronte

Dorothy Parker

Flannery O'Connor

Virginia Woolf

Makes a perfect housewarming or hostess gift for readers and book lovers!