Food Lit

Melissa Brackney Stoeger, MLIS, is readers' advisory librarian at Deerfield Public Library, IL.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I Life StoriesChapter 1—Food Memoirs and AutobiographiesDefinition of Food Memoirs and AutobiographiesAppeal of Food Memoirs and AutobiographiesOrganization of the ChapterWorking Life MemoirsPersonal Endeavor MemoirsFoodie MemoirsComfort FoodConsider Starting WithReferencesChapter 2—Food BiographiesDefinition of Food BiographiesAppeal of Food BiographiesOrganization of the ChapterCollective Food BiographiesConsider Starting WithReferencesPart II Nonfiction GenresChapter 3—Food TravelDefinition of Food TravelAppeal of Food TravelOrganization of the ChapterFood TravelExpatriate LifeConsider Starting WithReferencesChapter 4—Food AdventureDefinition of Food AdventureAppeal of Food AdventureOrganization of the ChapterFood Adventures and ExplorationsExtreme CuisineConsider Starting WithReferencesPart III Nonfiction Subject InterestsChapter 5—History of FoodDefinition of History of FoodAppeal of History of FoodOrganization of the ChapterEpic Food HistoriesDefining TimesInfluential Food EnterprisesFood Micro-HistoriesConsider Starting WithReferencesChapter 6—Food ScienceDefinition of Food ScienceAppeal of Food ScienceOrganization of the ChapterConsider Starting WithReferencesPart IV Stylistic GenresChapter 7—Investigative Food WritingDefinition of Investigative Food WritingAppeal of Investigative Food WritingOrganization of the ChapterIn-Depth ReportingImmersion JournalismFood ExposésConsider Starting WithReferencesChapter 8—Narrative CookbooksDefinition of Narrative CookbooksAppeal of Narrative CookbooksConsider Starting WithReferencesChapter 9—Food EssaysDefinition of Food EssaysAppeal of Food EssaysConsider Starting WithReferencesAppendix A: Cooks and Their BooksAppendix B: Other FormatsAppendix C: Food in FictionAppendix D: Food Writing AwardsAuthor/Title IndexSubject Index

The hundreds of annotations alone make any librarian's job much, much easier, but Stoeger's inclusion of appendix materials from famous cooks and their books, food blogs, feature films and documentaries, fiction featuring food, and food-writing awards makes this an outstanding reference tool for any public library collection.