Today was our library's 7th annual Edible Books Festival! It was my first, though. It was great.
If you're not familiar with the concept, please note: we don't eat the books. (Please don't eat the books.) Instead, members of the community make or bake things that are book-related. We then take a day to judge them - that was today - and then, the next day (tomorrow), we eat them.
I am very much looking forward to the eating part.
This was my first time participating, and here was my entry:
Aw, poor lemon cake... Don't worry - it'll all be over soon.
If you're not familiar with the book,
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, you should go pick up a copy and read it. It's the delicious story of Rose, a young lady growing up with a magical gift - or perhaps it's more of a curse: she can taste the emotions of those who prepare the food she eats. In the novel, we see how difficult it can be to love those you know the best, while growing to understand th…
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