BookBitch Diary: June 1, 2024

I finally got to meet my new granddaughter! Sylvie is a little angel, and we all fell in love at first sight. Now I’m counting the days until I can hold her again…

Book News

John Oliver made libraries the main story of “Last Week Tonight,” and did an amazing job (as usual!)

The Queen of the Beach Read Hangs Up Her Bikini

Photography by Frances Tulk-Hart for WSJ. Magazine

Elin Hilderbrand has been churning out books for her legions of fans every summer for the past 25 years. Not anymore. (And I am so sad!)

In Florida, a bestselling author is building a new community of literary resistance

Lauren Groff, a best-selling author and acclaimed novelist, poses in her bookstore, The Lynx, an indie bookstore poised to fight Florida’s thousands of book bans. (Octavio Jones for CNN)

Food News

The United States of Avocado

The US is breeding a new generation of avocado eaters. The industry is responding.

The best way to crack an egg for every personality type

Cracking an egg photographed for Food in Washington, DC on April 10, 2024. (Photo by Scott Suchman for The Washington Post; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post)
Do you crack an egg on the edge of a bowl, the counter or neither? (Scott Suchman for The Washington Post/food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post)

Are you traditional? Risk-averse? Adventurous? These are your egg-cracking options.

I’ve been cracking eggs on the counter since I saw a TV chef explain why it is best – I can’t remember if it was Alex Guarnashelli or Anne Burrell. If you tap it on the counter, it usually puts a divot into the shell, or as they explained it, a spot that says “open here” – it looks like the photo on the right, but you don’t need two eggs to do it. Plus you don’t get any pieces of shell falling into whatever you’re doing with it.

‘Tinned fish date night’ is TikTok’s latest trend. Here’s how to do it.

(Scott Suchman for The Washington Post/food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post)

Don’t water at night and other secrets to growing great basil

(Stock)

Basil can be a bit fickle. Experts offer advice to help you grow it better — plus some ideas for how to enjoy it.

Other News

I am proud to say that my daughter, Ariel, overcame health issues and other hardships to graduate summa cum laude from Lynn University!

As always, thanks for reading, and stay safe.

Thanks to The New York Times and The Washington Post for allowing me to “gift” my readers with free access to these articles, a lovely perk for subscribers.

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