The L.O.R. Book Club
Welcome to the L.O.R. Book Club! Each month we’ll add another to the ‘shelf’ for you to check out. These are the books that have made us laugh, cry and want to take on the world/patriarchy in equal measure. We hope you get as much from them as we have. Got a suggestion for Book Club? Email us.
Blood Bones and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
New York Times Bestseller Blood Bones and Butter follows acclaimed chef Gabrielle Hamilton through the various kitchens of her life, from the rural kitchen of her childhood to Europe and her New York restaurant Prune. It’s an honest, passionate and intimate memoir of one woman’s journey to find purpose and meaning and is an absolute must-read.
The Hungover Games by Sophie Heawood
Bridget Jones meets Fleabag circa 2020… Celebrity interviewer turned single mother Sophie Heawood takes us along for the ride as she finds out she’s pregnant and moves from LA to London. The Hungover Games is a very real story of motherhood, adulthood and womanhood, perfectly candid and funny in its portrayal of situations and obstacles we’re all familiar with.
I Hear She’s a Real Bitch by Jen Agg
Toronto restaurateur Jen Agg, the woman behind The Black Hoof, Cocktail Bar, Rhum Corner, and Agrikol restaurants, brings us a candid memoir of her experiences in the restaurant industry and the people in it. I Hear She’s a Real Bitch is a brilliantly sharp and funny takedown of the industry’s ‘bro’ culture - it’s the feminist food book we all want to write.
Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
Garlic and Sapphires is Ruth Reichl’s tale of her time as food critic at the New York Times. Every restaurant in town knows her face, so to give a good review and stay undercover she dresses up in multiple disguises, from Brenda the Earth Mother to Chloe the Seductress and even her own mother… A great exploration of how our character affects our tastes and expectations, as well as an insight into how different customers are treated by restaurants.
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Joint Winner of the Booker Prize 2019, Girl, Woman, Other manages to be both a keep-you-up-all-night page turner, as well as complex exploration of identity, feminism and female relationships. It tells the stories of 12 individuals, most of whom identify as Black British women and whose lives span multiple generations, with wit, insight and warmth.