A BOOKSHELF ODYSSEY: BRYAN CALVERT'S

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A BOOKSHELF ODYSSEY: BRYAN CALVERT'S

Bryan Calvert is a chef and the co-founder of James restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. With James, which he opened in 2008, Calvert was an early pioneer of the type of seasonally-focused, locally-sourced produce that has come to define the Brooklyn food scene.

We recently caught up with Calvert to talk about cookbooks, homemade furniture, and the literary classics to which he turns when he’s not ensconced in historical detective work.

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A BOOKSHELF ODYSSEY: SARAH GERARD'S

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A BOOKSHELF ODYSSEY: SARAH GERARD'S

Sarah Gerard is an author to whom you should be paying attention. In February her hypnotic debut novel, Binary Star, was named an LA Times Book Award finalist after high praise from the likes of the New York Times, NPR and others.  

The novel is a semi-autobiographical tale that traces the dysfunctional, co-dependent relationship of an anorexic woman and her alcoholic boyfriend.

Gerard is currently working on her next book, a series of essays about Florida called Sunshine State. We paid her a visit at her Brooklyn home to talk books, writing and elephants.

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