Do you like to snack while you read?
I sure do.
Tea & cookies, a banana, or
chips & salsa is usually nearby when I sink
my teeth
into a juicy book.
Food is present in my novels too, as the titles KIMCHI &
CALAMARI and
ROCKY ROAD suggest. As an author, food helps me “tattletale” about
my characters. I guess I'm influenced by the years I spent working for a food
company.
There I learned how food gives insight to people’s lives.
You are what you eat,
so they say.
Just as important, though, is how we eat, who prepares our food
and eats with us, and the traditions we associate with foods. It’s for this
reason that I often set dialogue between my characters over a meal.
I’m not alone. Other authors have a foodie connection to
their
stories as well. Here’s a list of books that serve up food :
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