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I haven’t had much time to read in the past few weeks but I have a stack of new books on my bedside table and in my Kindle that I can’t wait to get to.

It’s All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great *

Okay, don’t hate. I am not a huge Gwynnie fan by any definition. Yes, she is pretentious. But I’m trying to eat mostly whole foods these days and this book has some kick ass recipes. The Salmon with Sriracha Sauce and Lime is a great recipe from the book that you can try for free, but there are many others I want to try.

In the same vein, I am pretty excited about these two books, Superfood Kitchen and  Superfood Smoothies. Author Julie Morris’s recipes are packed with nutrient dense “super foods” that are busting with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and phytonutrients. You probably don’t have acai berry powder or cacao nibs in your pantry, but all of the super foods are available online, most of them from Amazon.

Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil

Before we get away from food entirely, Extra Virginity is probably my favorite book I’ve read this year. My friend Suzy Q told me about this book a couple years ago but I have only just started it. I know a non-fiction book about Olive Oil probably doesn’t sound un-put-down-able but this one totally is. It will completely change the way you think about this pantry staple.

Raven Black: Book One of the Shetland Island Quartet (Shetland Island Thrillers)

I haven’t started the Shetland Island Quartet yet but I cannot wait! Mystery! Sheep! Scottish Islands! What’s not to like? Also, there are three more books in the series!

Okay, this one is a little weird, (and there may be some triggers for some people). I don’t even know how to begin to describe this non-fiction book so I am going to cheat and quote from the Booklist review by Dane Carr:

“This strong work of reportage starts in 2002, when Papa Pilgrim, his wife, and 14 kids buy a 420-acre mining claim embedded in Alaska’s Wrangell–St. Elias National Park. Papa bulldozes a 13-mile road through the park to tiny McCarthy, and land-rights groups stick with the Pilgrims even when it is revealed that Papa is Robert Hale, born and raised in upper-class Fort Worth. Hale was the only witness when his pregnant high-school girlfriend, daughter of future governor John Connally, shot herself in the back of the head with a fingerprint-free shotgun. Hale’s life brimmed with bizarre murkiness—named in an FBI file on JFK; his mother helping Lee Harvey Oswald get work; squatting for 20 years on Jack Nicholson’s New Mexico ranch; and hints of a dinner with Charles Manson. In Alaska, it turns out that for decades Hale has used physical, mental, and sexual abuse to brainwash his whole family. His intriguing past crumbles in comparison to his excruciating cruelty and to the inspiring grace and strength of his children.”

What are you reading now?

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