I have been so dang busy the last month or so but it’s been all good things – getting another show hung, visiting with friends and going to an amazing photography event down in middle Georgia, finishing up my latest pamphlet, getting ready to teach some classes and speak at a program or two, celebrating the arrival of Fall, and, most recently, attending some author talks. Oh, the author talks have been SO GOOD and I’ve left them feeling recharged with some mental energy. They’ve really given me a boost to up my lit game and to go get some new books. Which I did! Here are few of things that I’m reading right now (or will be very soon)…
(Photo Above) Georgia’s Historical Recipes Local author Valerie Frey gave a fun and engrossing lecture about her most recent release (definitely in my top 2 of author talks for 2025 so far), and I had to buy her book immediately after the event. She even had these homemade cookies for us that were a pop of citrusy goodness that definitely made the wait in line much easier to deal with.
Part cookbook and mostly historical narrative, it really shines a light on how food pathways are built and navigated. Extra bonus points for this one because she shared the stories and gravesites of several local women notables, and now I have to go visit them!
To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes Rosie Grant has become a media sensation with her unique approach to tombstone tourism by making/baking from recipes she’s found on graves across the United States. And now there’s a cookbook! I can’t wait to try my hand at some of the no bake cookies. *drool* Lots of cooking and baking in my future and I am not mad about it all…
There’s Lots To See In Georgia The state of Georgia, my home state, has 16 historical sites and this book unpacks the history of each one as well as all the fun things you can do while visiting. I’ve decided to create a checklist and make a goal to see/explore each and every one.
Somebody Is Walking On Your Grave Visits to some of the most well-known cemeteries in the world inspired this one. Thanks to this book I’ve been diving into hauntology. The idea of nostalgia for a lost future? FASCINATING STUFF.
Early American Gravestone Art In Photographs This is from 1978 and was a thrifty find. The photography is phenomenal and quite dramatic.
IT IS FINALLY HERE! More Historic Rural Churches Of Georgia has arrived and I’m so so soooo happy. The first book was often used in my travel research and I am looking forward to adding more destinations to my travel wishlist after reading this one…
Visit my Goodreads to see more what I’m reading or have read. Fair warning: I’m a little loosey-goosey with my updating but I would still love to be reading friends on there if you’d like to add me. And always down with suggestions for new or new-to-me books! Although right now I’m woefully behind on my rather ambitious reading goal for the year so don’t give me too many ideas because I need to finish one of the 12 books I have scattered around the house…
