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Homegoing

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

2026-12-31 Beth
James

James

Percival Everett

2025-07-26 Mallary & Tom

Theme Northern Home Cooking

No ISBN

The Swallow

mary doria russell

2025-05-30 Pamela and Yolanda

Theme Puerto Rican foods

North Woods

North Woods

Daniel Mason

2025-02-08 Hal & Ellie
Circe

Circe

Madeline Miller

2024-11-02 Beth

Theme golden foods (Helios), seafood (Oceanos,Perse), foods with herbs (pharmaka and moly explicitly discouraged) and of course pork,bacon,ham, etc!

Constellation of Vital Phenomena

Constellation of Vital Phenomena

Anthony Marra

2024-07-20 Mallary & Tom

Theme Peasant Food

Damnation Spring

Damnation Spring

Ash Davidson

2024-04-27 Pamela and Yolanda

Theme Any food that is not eaten in the book

No ISBN

Small Things Like These & Foster

Claire Keegan

2024-02-10 Hal and Ellie

Theme Irish Foods

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

James McBride

2024-01-13 Beth

Theme melting pot pot-luck

I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

Marisa Crane

2023-10-21 Mallary & Tom

Theme foods with a shell or cover.

Death and the Penguin

Death and the Penguin

Andrey Kurkov

2023-07-15 Pamela and Yolanda

Theme foods you would eat at your dacha while celebrating the New Year

No ISBN

A Marriage Portrait

Maggie O'Farrell

2023-06-03 Hal and Ellie

Theme food you ate when you were first married

East of Eden

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

2023-04-01 Beth

Theme Thou mayest choose to bring whatever you would like, healthy or decadent.

Homeland Elegies

Homeland Elegies

Ayad Akhtar

2023-01-28 Mallary & Tom

Theme Food from your homeland

The Ministry for the Future

The Ministry for the Future

Kim Stanley Robinson

2022-10-29 Pamela and Yolanda

Theme Swiss food

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

Robert Penn Warren

2022-08-13 Hal and Ellie

Theme Southern cooking and, if possible, Cajun/Creole Louisiana style

Hell of a Book

Hell of a Book

Jason Mott

2022-05-14 Beth

Theme Mediterranean

Interior Chinatown

Interior Chinatown

Charles Yu

2022-02-19 Tom and Mallary

Theme Stereotypical ethnic dish

Godsend

Godsend

John Wray

2021-10-23 Pamela and Yolanda

Theme Food you would eat while hoping for grace and dignity and unity of purpose

No ISBN

Station Eleven

Emily St John Mandal

2021-07-17 Hal and Ellie

Theme Food you'd eat in an airport while hoping for salvation

There There

There There

Tommy Orange

2020-02-08 Beth

Theme California cuisine

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

Homer

2019-10-05 Pamela and Yolanda

Theme Food for the Gods

Pachinko

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

2019-07-27 Kerstin and Tony

Theme Power foods

Crossing to Safety

Crossing to Safety

Wallace Stegner

2019-05-11 Hal and Ellie

Theme Picnic

Half of a Yellow Sun

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

2019-02-23 Beth

Theme Western Africa

Sing, Unburied Sing

Sing, Unburied Sing

Jesmyn Ward

2018-12-01 Lynn & Jim

Theme comfort food

Did you ever have a family

Did you ever have a family

Bill Clegg

2018-09-22 Mallary & Tom

Theme comfort food

1984

1984

George Orwell

2018-06-21 Kerstin and Tony

Theme Real Food

History of Wolves

History of Wolves

Emily Fridlund

2018-04-14 Hal and Ellie

Theme Diner food and fish

Gentleman in Moscow

Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles

2018-01-20 Beth

Theme Eastern European

3 body problem

3 body problem

Cixin Liu

2017-12-03 Lynn and Jim

Theme no theme

No ISBN

A brief history of 7 kilings

Marlon James

2017-09-09 Kerstin and Tony

Theme Jamaican

City of Thieves

City of Thieves

David Benioff

2017-06-17 Tom and Mallary

Theme Russian

The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

2017-04-08 Hal and Ellie

Theme Southern

The White Tiger

The White Tiger

Aravind Adiga

2017-01-14 Beth

Theme Indian Food

The Orenda

The Orenda

Joseph Boyden

2016-10-29 Lynn and Jim

Theme Harvest celebration

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer

Viet Thanh Nguyen

2016-07-23 Tom and Mallary

Theme American Exceptionalism

All the Light We Cannot See

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

2016-06-11 Kerstin and (sans) Tony

Theme Nada theme at all

The Children Act

The Children Act

Ian McEwan

2016-04-16 Hal and Ellie

Theme Food to fatten someone up just released from the hospital

Cry, The Beloved Country

Cry, The Beloved Country

Alan Paton

2016-02-20 Beth

Theme South African food.

Sweetland

Sweetland

Michael Crummey

2015-11-14 Lynn and Jim

Theme Bounty from the sea or the mash.

A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly

Philip K. Dick

2015-09-12 Tom and Mallary

Theme Drug related or sounding foods.

The Buried Giant

The Buried Giant

Kazuo Ishiguro

2015-06-13 Kerstin and Tony

Theme Foods you forget

The Narrow Road to the Deep North

The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Richard Flanagan

2015-04-25 Hal and Ellie
The God of Small Things

The God of Small Things

Arundhati Roy

2015-02-07 Beth

Theme Indian

The Goldfinch

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

2014-11-15 Lynn and Jim

Theme Impressive dish from your repertoire

The Signature Of All Things

The Signature Of All Things

Elizabeth Gilbert

2014-09-13 Mary & Kevin

Theme food with signatures

Salvage The Bones

Salvage The Bones

Jesmyn Ward

2014-07-26 Hal & Ellie [for Mary & Kevin)

Theme Eggs found on your property

The Circle

The Circle

Dave Eggers

2014-05-17 Amir
The Round House

The Round House

Louise Erdrich

2014-03-08 Tom & Mallary

Theme Food you bring to a sick house, like casseroles

No ISBN

The Master and Margarita

Mikhail Bulgakov

2014-02-18 Kerstin & Tony

Theme Russian food

No ISBN

The Dinner

Herman Koch

2013-10-05 Hal & Ellie

Theme Food you would order at a fancy restaurant

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

2013-04-27 Beth

Theme Southern Foods

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

Erich Maria Remarque

2012-11-17 Tom & Mallary

Theme Foods that remind you of home

Blackwater Lightship

Blackwater Lightship

Colm Toibin

2012-09-27 Kerstin & Tony

Theme Party

The Secret History

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

2012-07-21 Hal & Ellie

Theme Dionysian Mysteries ritual foods

The Blind Assassin

The Blind Assassin

Margaret Atwood

2012-05-05 Beth

Theme Picnic food

No Great Mischief

No Great Mischief

Alistair Macleod

2012-03-10 Lynn & Jim
No ISBN

Middlesex

Jeffrey Euginides

2012-01-14 Mallary & Tom

Theme Greek food

The Things They Carried

The Things They Carried

Tim O'Brien

2011-11-19 Kerstin & Tony

Theme Foods with a story

Cutting for Stone

Cutting for Stone

Abraham Verghese

2011-09-10 Hal & Ellie
So Long, See You Tomorrow

So Long, See You Tomorrow

William Maxwell

2011-05-07 Beth

Theme Foods that make you nostalgic

Atlas Shrugged

Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand

2011-03-19 Lynn & Jim

Theme Diner food

The Lover

The Lover

A. B. Yehoshua

2010-12-04 Tom & Mallary

Theme Middle Eastern food

The Cave

The Cave

Jose Saramago

2010-10-02 Mary & Kevin

Theme foods with a mysterious center

Remembering Babylon

Remembering Babylon

David Malouf

2010-06-19 Kerstin & Tony

Theme TBD

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Muriel Barbery

2010-05-01 Hal & Ellie

Theme French peasant food

Waiting

Waiting

Ha Jin

2010-01-30 Beth

Theme Chinese

No ISBN

Darkness at Noon

Arthur Koestler

2009-11-14 Lynn & Jim

Theme Russian peasant food

American Pastoral

American Pastoral

Philip Roth

2009-09-12 Tom & Mallary

Theme rustic or country food

Cover Error

Good Behavior

Molly Keane

2009-07-11 Mary & Kevin

Theme food you eat when you're in denial

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Junot Diaz

2009-04-18 Hal & Ellie

Theme Caribbean

No ISBN

Fieldwork: A Novel

Mischa Berlinski

2009-02-07 Kerstin & Tony

Theme Thai

The Road

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

2008-12-08 Lynn & Jim

Theme Camp Food and Beyond

When We Were Romans

When We Were Romans

Matthew Kneale

2008-10-04 Tom & Mallary

Theme Italian

What is the What

What is the What

Dave Eggers

2008-08-02 Hal & Ellie

Theme Foods you can eat while walking

The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky

Paul Bowles

2008-06-07 Mary & Kevin

Theme North African

Catch-22

Catch-22

Joseph Heller

2008-04-05 Kerstin & Tony

Theme Italian

Man Gone Down

Man Gone Down

Michael Thomas

2008-02-09 Kerstin & Tony

Theme Brazilian

No ISBN

The Assigned Visit

Shelly Fraser Mickle

2007-12-15 Lynn & Jim

Theme southern and Boston foods

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

Carson McCullers

2007-09-29 Tom & Mallary

Theme southern diner food

A Fine Balance

A Fine Balance

Rohinton Mistry

2007-07-28 Hal & Ellie

Theme Indian

The Emperor's Children

The Emperor's Children

Claire Messud

2007-05-12 Mary & Kevin

Theme foods that pretend to be something else

No ISBN

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Alison Bechdel

2007-03-03 Tom & Mallary

Theme shiva foods

The Echo Maker

The Echo Maker

Richard Powers

2007-02-03 Hal & Ellie

Theme comfort foods you don't recognize

Candide

Candide

Voltaire

2006-12-02 Kerstin & Tony
Cover Error

The Shadow of the Wind

Carlos Ruiz Zafon

2006-09-30 Lynn & Jim

Theme Tapas

No ISBN

The History of Love: A Novel

Nicole Krauss

2006-07-15 Mary & Kevin

Theme eastern european foods

The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

2006-05-06 Tom & Mallary

Theme Middle Eastern foods

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Jonathan Safran Foer

2006-01-07 Hal & Ellie
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J. K. Rowling

2005-09-24 Tom & Mallary

Theme food with memories

Small Town Odds

Small Town Odds

Jason Headley

2005-07-16 Kerstin & Tony

Theme breakfast food

Cover Error

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain

2005-05-14 Hal & Ellie

Theme southern home cookin'

No ISBN

My Name is Red

Orhan Pamuk

2005-01-15 Greg & Deirdre
No ISBN

Wicked: The Life and Times of the ...

Gregory Maguire

2004-10-09 Kerstin & Tony
My Antonia

My Antonia

Willa Cather

2004-07-24 Tom & Mallary
No ISBN

Lucky Jim

Food that makes you make a face

2004-05-22 Hal & Ellie
No ISBN

The Book of Salt : A Novel

Maxine Truong

2004-04-03 Greg & Deirdre

Theme French or salty

No ISBN

Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

2004-01-24 Kerstin & Tony
Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn

Jonathan Lethem

2003-11-15 Tom & Mallary

Theme sandwiches

No ISBN

The Life of Pi

Yann Martel

2003-09-20 Mary
Midnight's Children

Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie

2003-07-12 Hal and Ellie
Leviathan

Leviathan

Paul Auster

2003-04-12 Kerstin & Tony
The Winter of Our Discontent

The Winter of Our Discontent

John Steinbeck

2003-01-25 Tom & Mallary

Theme Italian

The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

Alice Sebold

2002-12-14 Hal & Ellie
Mystic River

Mystic River

Dennis Lehane

2002-10-12 Kerstin & Tony

Theme Flat and Point-y foods

The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw

Henry James

2002-05-18 Hal & Ellie

Theme foods requiring constant vigilance

The Human Stain

The Human Stain

Philip Roth

2002-04-13 Mary

Theme foods that leave a stain

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Haruki Murakami

2002-01-26 Tom & Mallary

Theme an amalgam of subthemes

The Intuitionist

The Intuitionist

Colson Whitehead

2001-09-15 Hal & Ellie

Theme foods that give you a lift

The Comforters

The Comforters

Muriel Spark

2001-07-21 Hal & Ellie

Theme foods made up of other foods

Till We Have Faces

Till We Have Faces

C. S. Lewis

2001-05-12 Mary

Theme Greek

Off Keck Road

Off Keck Road

Mona Simpson

2001-03-31 Kerstin & Tony

Theme interesting foods that other people eat

The Catcher In The Rye

The Catcher In The Rye

J. D. Salinger

2000-11-04 Hal & Ellie

Theme foods that aren't phony

White Teeth

White Teeth

Zadie Smith

2000-09-16 Tom & Mallary

Theme mixed ethnic foods

Into The Forest

Into The Forest

Jean Hegland

2000-07-15 Kerstin & Tony

Theme food you have on-hand

A Lesson Before Dying

A Lesson Before Dying

Ernest Gaines

2000-05-13 Hal & Ellie

Theme Cajun & Southern

Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe

2000-03-18 June & Kevin

Theme African

An Instance of the Fingerpost

An Instance of the Fingerpost

Iain Pears

2000-01-22 Kerstin & Tony

Theme English; conspiracy

The Poisonwood Bible

The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver

2000-01-20 Tom & Mallary

Theme packaged food

Home at the End of the World

Home at the End of the World

Michael Cunningham

1999-10-16 Tom & Mallary

Theme Home cooking

Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway

Virginia Woolf

1999-08-07 June & Kevin

Theme stream of appetizers

Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison

1999-05-01 Hal & Ellie

Theme Soul food

Memoir from Antproof Case

Memoir from Antproof Case

Mark Helprin

1999-02-27 June & Kevin

Theme South American

Perfect Agreement

Perfect Agreement

Michael Downing

1998-12-12 Kirsten & Tony

Theme Shaker breakfast

Edwin Mullhouse...

Edwin Mullhouse...

Steven Millhauser

1998-10-03 Hal & Ellie

Theme foods you eat like a kid

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen

1998-08-01 Tom & Mallary

Theme English country picnic

Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

Charles Frazier

1998-05-16 Mary

Theme Middle Eastern

Yellow Raft in Blue Water

Yellow Raft in Blue Water

Michael Dorris

1998-03-14 June & Kevin

Theme fusion foods

Heat and Dust

Heat and Dust

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

1998-01-17 Tom & Mallary

Theme food from the colonies

Bright Angel Time

Bright Angel Time

Martha McPhee

1997-10-18 Kerstin & Tony

Theme hippie foods

Stones From the River

Stones From the River

Ursula Hegi

1997-07-27 Hal & Ellie

Theme Small German foods

Last Orders

Last Orders

Graham Swift

1997-05-30 June & Kevin

Theme Memorial Day foods

Pudd'nhead Wilson

Pudd'nhead Wilson

Mark Twain

1997-04-05 Tom & Mallary

Theme Southern

A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust

Evelyn Waugh

1997-01-25 Tony & Kerstin

Theme Indian

Fifth Business

Fifth Business

Robertson Davies

1996-10-19 June & Kevin

Theme Foods with a filling or secret ingredient

Too Loud a Solitude

Too Loud a Solitude

Bohumil Hrabal

1996-07-27 Tom & Mallary

Theme Subversive and oppressive foods

In the Lake of the Woods

In the Lake of the Woods

Tim O'Brien

1996-06-07 Hal & Ellie

Theme Vietnamese

Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars

David Guterson

1996-04-13 Tom & Mallary

Theme Japanese

Morality Play

Morality Play

Barry Unsworth

1996-02-03 Mary

Theme Vietnamese/Thai

Stone Diaries

Stone Diaries

Carol Shields

1995-12-01 Kevin & June

Theme Chinese

Optimist's Daughter

Optimist's Daughter

Eudora Welty

1995-08-26 Kevin & June

Theme veg and cheese strudel

Confederacy of Dunces

Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole

1995-06-24 Hal & Ellie

Theme Mexican

The English Patient

The English Patient

Michael Ondaatje

1995-05-13 Beth

Theme Italian-Pasta

The Shipping News

The Shipping News

E. Annie Proulx

1995-02-04 Tom & Mallary
Paris Trout

Paris Trout

Pete Dexter

1994-12-03 Hal & Ellie
Rabbit, Run

Rabbit, Run

John Updike

1994-09-24 Bob

Theme Italian

Affliction

Affliction

Russell Banks

1994-07-23 Tony & Kerstin

Theme Jamaican

Children of Men

Children of Men

P.D. James

1994-05-21 Hal & Ellie
The Bean Trees

The Bean Trees

Barbara Kingsolver

1994-04-16 Kevin & June

Theme Quiche

The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

1994-01-24 Tom & Mallary

Theme Foccacia

Angle of Repose

Angle of Repose

Wallace Stegner

1993-10-30 Hal & Ellie
The Tax Inspector

The Tax Inspector

Peter Carey

1993-07-25 Hal & Ellie
No ISBN

Bone

Faye Ng

1993-05-08 Hal & Ellie
All the Pretty Horses

All the Pretty Horses

Cormac McCarthy

1993-02-01 Hal & Ellie