The Mother Superior of an Irish convent reviews her life in flashbacks and makes a psychological study of herself.

A #1 Los Angeles Times bestseller in hardcover! Lila Mae Wooten is leaving her home in Kentucky and, with her four children, is driving to meet her husband in California, where they aim to pursue the American Dream and escape a few bill collectors on the way. But since Lila never fails to find treasure on the road less traveled, what should be a four-day trip turns into an adventure of grand proportions. Each encounter, be it with a gas station attendant or a distant relative, draws Lila and her troupe into a new escapade-each one a wildly comedic diversion from their path. Dreaming Southern has been called "zany" (Los Angeles Times), "a sheer delight" (Rita Mae Brown), and "a remarkable first novel" (Joan Didion). It will no doubt delight paperback readers with its fresh, humorous taste of 1950s Americana. "A comic odyssey guaranteed to induce grins of recognition from anyone who's ever experienced the joys of intergenerational travel."-Marie Claire

300-plus recipes. The only cookbook devoted to smoke-cooked barbecue, a hot trend.

""The poems in this collection carry the aroma of Indian spices and recipes left behind by my mother. They are a reminder of the flavors associated with my memories of childhood, teenage lovers, and a rain drenched city, Kolkata where I grew up. This series illuminates the nuanced beauty of preserving the sights, smells, taste and texture of homemade spices through verse. Each poem represents a delicate dance between words and complex recollections. This book is a canvas painted with fleeting moments and intimate reflections that weave a tapestry of the happy and sad slices of life. Each spice blend allows the readers to explore echoes of joy, sorrowful tears, and the longing for a home left far behind. The poems, "Panch Phoron, the five-spice blend," "Masala chai," and "Dry roast" capture life through the memories of food. The poems from the pandemic series, "At the airport," "Next summer," "Departures," and "On arrival," grieve the profound loss of family members due to COVID-19 and have appeared previously in issue 4 of the "Ramble Magazine," published by Georgia Tech. As you turn the pages, you may find a reflection of your own stories of love and loss and a resonance of our shared narratives of existence.""

Priya lives in the United States and her family is from India. She feels the magic of the place her family comes from through her Babi Ba's colorful descriptions of India--from the warm smell of spices to the swish-swish sound of a rustling sari. Together, Priya and Babi Ba make their heritage live on through the traditions that they infuse into their everyday lives.