Vibe Check
THE ACCIDENTAL PINUP by Danielle Jackson has finally arrived! It has been a whirlwind week; Danielle’s Instagram has all the details: https://www.instagram.com/djacksonbooks/
Gwen has taken the bus to work and got to spend time at a farewell dinner for her friend who is moving to France! Ooh la la!
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Main Discussion
Pop Culture Baking!
Gwen’s Recs
Movies: Ratatouille, any studio Gibli movie, Waitress, Sweeney Todd, Hook
TV: Crime Scene Kitchen, Is it Cake? (avoid Sweetbitter)
Books: Joanne Fluke’s cozy mysteries (Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder) with Hannah Swenson
Danielle’s Recs
Movies: Chocolat, Like Water for Chocolate
TV: Cupcake Wars, Great British Baking Show, Nailed It, Pushing Daisies
Books: Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall, Battle Royale by Lucy Parker, Mangoes and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera, For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa
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Interview with {author name}
THE ROMANCE RECIPE, now available!
Hot Copy is also available
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Foodie Reality TV Recs: Ruby loves Master Chef and Hell’s Kitchen. Danielle enjoys the OG: Top Chef. Gwen is a big fan of Guy’s Grocery Games.
Ruby recommends a fancy latte with a design and some kind of breakfast snack, like a yogurt parfait, to eat while reading her book!
Ruby’s recent book recs: FIRE SEASON by KD Casey LOVE & OTHER DISASTERS by Anita Kelly, NEVER BEEN KISSED by Timothy Janovsky, and FOOL ME ONCE by Ashley Winstead
What’s bringing Ruby Joy: the release of Harry’s House by Harry Styles, Heartstopper on Netflix
Ruby has more books in the works, and hopes to self-publish a SFF/post-apocalyptic second chance romance sometime this year.
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Goals/Comfort & Joy
Danielle successfully enjoyed going on vacation AND releasing her book! This week, she needs to clean her house. The latest episode of the Boozy Book Broads with special guests Pippa Grant and Ali Hazelwood is bringing her much joy (and great writing advice): The Boozy Book Broads Talk Publishing
Gwen is making progress on her goal of potty training her puppy Aria, and will continue to work on this!! Gwen has found a new recipe to love: Japanese Curry from NYT Cooking (you can find a similar recipe here that isn’t behind a paywall)
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