The Little Library Year by Kate Young

The Little Library Year by Kate Young

This book was published in 2020, which was the perfect time because it was right at the start of the pandemic. 

The subtitle is Recipes and Reading to Suit Each Season.

I cannot tell you how long I've been waiting to share this book. It is such a treat.

The publisher does a great job of succinctly telling you about Kate's book.

The Little Library Year takes you through a full 12 months in award-winning food writer Kate Young's kitchen. Here are frugal, January meals enjoyed alone with a classic comfort read. As well as summer feasts to be eaten outdoors with the perfect beach read in hand. Beautifully photographed throughout.

The Little Library Year is full of delicious seasonal recipes, menus, and reading recommendations - (which is one of the reasons why I squealed when I first found out about Kate's book.)
 
Now, you'll be happy to know that the cover is beautiful. It truly is a cover for a gardener because she's got a little desk with a little coffee mug, potted herbs stacked on top of books, and a little blue journal with a pen resting on top. The herbs include Pineapple Sage, Thyme, and Rosemary. It is just perfect.

Now, Diana Henry's review of this book is right on the cover. She writes

Recipes you long to cook. Suggestions for books.

You want to read a sense of place and season and takes of life lived thoughtfully and well.

This is a very special book written with great generosity

She is so right.

Now, I wanted to share this little excerpt from Kate about how she broke down the seasons for her book. She writes,

I have broken the year into six parts: those long winter nights in January and February, the first signs of spring in March and April, the green months of May and June when spring is in abundance, the height of summer in July and August, the weeks when the leaves start to turn in September and October, and then the final months of the year, as the days grow short.
 

And then she writes,

I have written The Little Library Year as a literary and culinary almanac - a celebration of each and every season and a way to capture the year in books and food.

And isn't that fantastic?

Well, you really should treat yourself to this book. Then, if you fall in love with Kate Young, check out her author page because she has many, many delightful books. She's a great writer—one of my favorites.

This book is 336 pages of garden-fresh recipes, life stories, and of course, books, books, books.

You can get a copy of The Little Library Year by Kate Young and support the show using the Amazon link in today's show notes for around $21.