Winter Stars | Life+Style Reviews

by LJ Reviews
Jan 16, 2025 | Filed in Reviews+

The winter edition of Life+Style showcases wonderful reads across cooking, crafts, gardening, self-help, travel, and more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooking

Clark, Scott. Coastal: 130 Recipes from a California Road Trip. Chronicle

Yeh, Molly. Sweet Farm!: More Than 100 Cookies, Cakes, Salads (!), and Other Delights from My Kitchen on a Sugar Beet Farm. Morrow Cookbooks

Yoshida, Mori. Gateaux: Sweets (Modern French Pastry). Tra Publishing

Crafts

Johnson, Christi. The Art of Embroidery Design: A Workshop for Developing Your Own Original Stitching. Storey

Leapman, Melissa. Essential Crochet Starter Stitches: Portable Stitch Companion; Solids, Shells & Fans, Openwork & Lace, and Simple Edgings. Quarry

Self-Help

Beck, Martha. Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life’s Purpose. The Open Field

O’Connor, Mary-Frances. The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing. HarperOne

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