Amanda Harkness

Fear the Walking Dead Prep: Snacks to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse

Hungry people in zombie shows have been doing it all wrong. I'm often shaking my fist at these fictional characters and yelling at the TV, wondering why Carl from The Walking Dead is so excited about acquiring a stinking can of chocolate pudding. He probably almost had his arm chewed…

Amanda HarknessAugust 22, 2015

Nonfiction

Cooking Up the Best Writing on Food

When you think about it, good writing is a lot like good cooking. An effective author has to prepare the correct mix of words, sentences and paragraphs spiced with just the right adjectives, adverbs and punctuation marks to make the brew go down best for readers. If you’re a foodie…

Amanda HarknessJuly 24, 2015

Nonfiction

Getting a Taste of Summer From Audrey Hepburn’s Kitchen

Audrey Hepburn was a girl after my own heart – or perhaps in this case, my stomach. She was not without her vices in the kitchen – Hepburn’s favorites included pasta, chocolate, vanilla ice cream with fudge sauce, wine and of course, an after dinner cigarette. Her son Luca remembers…

Amanda HarknessJuly 20, 2015

Nonfiction

Philpott’s Campfire Cookbook is Your Trailside Friend

If you’ve ever found yourself in the middle of a grueling hike without any power snacks, (cue hangry, trail-side rage rant) or if you’ve ever awkwardly made sandwiches on your knees because you ran out of table space, (there were so many ants on the ground!) or if you couldn’t…

Amanda HarknessJuly 18, 2015

Nonfiction

Celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson Shows You How to “Make it Messy”

Marcus Samuelsson, whose heady stew of an Ethiopian-Swedish upbringing cooked up a world-famous career as a chef, actually wanted to be a professional soccer player. When it became clear he was too small to go pro, he traded in his cleats for the Rolls-Royce of kitchen knives, the Sabatier, and…

Amanda HarknessJuly 1, 2015

Nonfiction

A Taste of The Whisky Cabinet

My relationship with whiskey started out hot and heavy—more a whiskey shooter than a whiskey sipper. Over time, my tastes matured, and I began to savor the slow and smoky sip of my favorite peaty winter-time whiskey, Laphroaig. Mark Bylok understands the complexity that comes with sipping whiskey and recognizes…

Amanda HarknessFebruary 1, 2015

Romance

Top 10 reasons we love Christopher Rice (a Twitter recap)

Oh, how we love Chris Rice! He’s urbane, dashing, funny and one hell of a good writer. Since we can’t wait until December 2 when he chats live at BookTrib After Dark at 8 p.m. ET about The Flame, his latest novella from 1,001 Dark Nights anthology, we have a…

Amanda HarknessNovember 23, 2014

Miscellany

Top 5 children’s books for Earth Day

This Earth Day, consider the power that the spare prose and arresting illustrations of children’s literature have in delivering a message. Children’s books have the ability to teach us a thing or two about the delicate dance that happens between us and our planet. Here are five of the most…

Amanda HarknessApril 21, 2014

Miscellany

Oodles of Doodles: Which type are you?

I knew from a very young age that I was a doodler—in fact, I was a repeat offender. Any time that I had to focus in class, my pen would instantly begin to move across the margins of my three-ring notebook: a flourish of spirals here, a cascade of words…

Amanda HarknessMarch 25, 2014

Nonfiction

Come for the chicken wings, stay for the rockstars: Patti Smith & Robert Mapplethorpe are JUST KIDS

Just Kids, a memoir by artist and musician Patti Smith, is a touching glimpse into one of the most endearing relationships ever seen on the page. Throughout the book, the strong bond between Smith and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is evident; the relationship guiding and dividing both of their lives in…

Amanda HarknessMarch 11, 2014

Fiction

Sex Parties are Just a Day in the Life of Julia Campbell and Brad De Luca: Review of Masked Innocence

You’re invited… What: Masked Innocence When: This Friday, 10 p.m. ‘til dawn Where: The Franklin Estate, Irongate Attire: Masked Sexy Consideration: $5,000/couple We welcome you to our quarterly party. The theme is Masked Innocence. Please dress accordingly. As always, we must have your current credentials on file. Party rules are…

Amanda HarknessMarch 8, 2014

Amanda Harkness

Fear the Walking Dead Prep: Snacks to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse

Cooking Up the Best Writing on Food

Getting a Taste of Summer From Audrey Hepburn’s Kitchen

Philpott’s Campfire Cookbook is Your Trailside Friend

Celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson Shows You How to “Make it Messy”

A Taste of The Whisky Cabinet

Top 10 reasons we love Christopher Rice (a Twitter recap)

Top 5 children’s books for Earth Day

Oodles of Doodles: Which type are you?

Come for the chicken wings, stay for the rockstars: Patti Smith & Robert Mapplethorpe are JUST KIDS

Sex Parties are Just a Day in the Life of Julia Campbell and Brad De Luca: Review of Masked Innocence

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