Title: Pizza, Love, and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous
# of Pages: 234
Author: Kathryn Williams
Previous Work: (YA not done under her pen name)
The Debutante
The Lost Summer
Summary: Sophie Nicolaides has worked in her family's
Greek-Italian Restaurant all her life. She feels like she ready
for a new challenge- becoming a "real" chef. The reality
show
Teen Test Kitchen will give her the chance to prove her
mettle as a chef. However once the show starts, distractions
are everywhere. Can Sophie rise above it all to win the
competition?
Rating: This book is a 4. The recipes definitely made it.
Awards: None
Opinion: I chose to review this particular book because
everyone knows Thanksgiving is all about food. So what
better Thanksgiving book can you have, than one about a
cooking competition? The book was kind of like a cross
between Masterchef Junior and Food Network Star. I really
liked the recipes in the book and it was a quick read. It was
nice and thankfully not frustrating, like certain competition
books. My one complaint is that it really wasn't about love
like it was advertised.
********Bonus********
Interview with Kathryn Williams:
1. What would you say is your favorite book, short story, or
essay that you've written in your entire life?
That's kind of like asking a mom which is her favorite kid,
which is impossible:) Working on a book is hard because I
love it, clearly, or I wouldn't be writing it, but then I also
kind of hate it, especially by the time I'm on my tenth draft.
But then when I'm done, I can't help but have some affection
toward it.That said, I probably think most fondly of my
second book,
The Lost Summer. Maybe because it's set at a
summer camp, which was a special place to me growing up
(still is). But I had the most fun writing
Pizza, Love, and
Other Stuff that Made Me Famous. My research essentially
involved messing around in the kitchen, watching TV, and
stuffing my face.
2.
What was your favorite childhood book?
Another hard one. I loved
Anne of Green Gables. I was just
talking about that series with a friend because I'm going to
Nova Scotia this fall and want to go to Prince Edward, where
it's set.
3.
What is your favorite book as an adult?
It changes often and as I read more books. There's a book by
Donna Tartt called
The Secret History that I think is amazing
-- suspenseful, dark, and beautifully written.
4.
What was your inspiration for "Pizza, Love, and Other
Stuff That Made Me Famous"?
I love to cook, and I also love watching cooking competition
shows. In another life, I would have been a chef.
5.
Since this post is being published around Thanksgiving,
what is your favorite part of the feast? If you don’t have
a feast for Thanksgiving, what traditions do you have?
I'm from the South originally, so I have to say sweet potato
casserole (no marshmallows) and green bean casserole (lots of
fried onions).
6.
What are you most thankful for this Thanksgiving?
I am getting married (or will be married, when this comes out!)
in October, so I am thankful for my new hubby. He's pretty
awesome.
7.
Is there anything else you’d like to say to readers of your
books?
I'd like to say "thank you" about a million times over. I also
encourage readers, if they enjoy a book, to reach out to the
author, like you did. For many of us, meeting readers through
email or in person (or snail mail -- I love getting written letters
and pin them above my desk) is the best part of the job.
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