Food for Thought: A Culinary Book Club

Indulge in your passion for literature and cuisine at a unique book club where we combine the love of reading with the love of food! This month, instead of everyone reading the same book, we're going to read different books based on a chosen theme for that month. Come ready to talk about the book you read, and get some new ideas for your own reading. Don't miss out on this opportunity to bond with fellow book-lovers over a shared love of literature and food.
February's theme are books that have been adapted to the big, or small, screen.

To accompany our book talks we will be "adapting" lemons to make delicious lemon curd and then a lemon mousse – simple, delicious and ready in 30 mins. Best adaptation ever!

Here's a selection to inspire you. All these titles are available at the Library.

The Help by Kathryn Stocket – published 2009 – Film release – 2011

The Princess Bride by William Goldman – published 1973 – Film release – 1987 (William Goldman also wrote the screenplay for the film)

The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger – published 2003 – Film release – 2006

Normal People by Sally Rooney – published 2018 – TV series release – 2020

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead – published 2016 – Series release – 2021

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R. Tolkien – published Vol. 1-2, 1954 – Vol. 3, 1955 – Films released 2001, 2002, 2003 (director Peter Jackson)

Dune by Frank Herbert – published 1965 – Films released 1984 (David Lynch director), TV miniseries 2000 (directed by John Harrison), 2021- 2024 parts 1 and 2 (Denis Villeneuve director)

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro – published 1989 – Film release - 1993

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen – published 1813 – Multiple TV and film adaptations 1940 (film), 1995 (TV mini-series), 2005 (film)

Station Eleven by Hilary St. John Mandel – published 2014 – 10-episode HBO release – 2021 (8 copies at EPL)

American Gods by Neil Gaiman – published 2001 – STARZ TV release 2017-2021 (14 copies at EPL)

Jaws by Peter Benchley – published 1974 – Movie released 1975

The Godfather by Mario Puzo – published in 1969 – Movie release 1973

Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorpe – published in 1979 – movie release “Die Hard” - 1988

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