Reading on a Desert Island. In a Storm.

True to form, Flavorwire rises to the occasion by coming up with a reading list to help people get through the storm currently threatening the American Northeast.

In case you haven’t heard, a massive storm is slated to sock the Northeast over the next two days as Hurricane Sandy, combined with a wintery cold weather system (that’s why it’s earned the seasonally-appropriate nickname “Frankenstorm

Cookbooks: The 30 Minute Vegan’s Taste of Europe by Mark Reinfeld

Part of living vegan is giving stuff up. At least, that was true until fairly recently, when a larger number of people than ever before became interested in a plant-based diet. In the past few years, we’ve been deluged with vegan cookbooks. Obviously, some of these are better than others.

Mark Reinfeld’s books are generally among the good ones. What sets  Reinfeld’s books apart is his welcome

Video of the Day: Jeff Kinney Talks about Poptropica

I expected him to say, "Hi, I'm Jeff Kinney, the bestselling author of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series." He leaves that little fact out of the video. 

I know what I'm doing during my lunch break: 

1. Calling Anderson's Bookshop to order the  new Poptropica books. 

2. Emailing my students that Jeff Kinney is visiting Anderson's Bookshop on November 16, 2012.