Books for Italian American Heritage Month

Updated October 10, 2023
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My American dream : a life of love, family, and food
Bastianich, Lidia
Paper Book
For decades, beloved chef Lidia Bastianich has introduced Americans to Italian food through her cookbooks, TV shows, and restaurants. Nowshe tells her own story for the first time in this"memoir as rich and complex as her mushroom rago" (O, the Oprah Magazine). Born in...
One dish at a time : delicious recipes and stories from my Italian-American childhood and beyond
Bertinelli, Valerie
Paper Book
More than 100 recipes for the Italian dishes of the much-beloved celeb's childhood, presented with tips and hints for enjoying them without overindulging. As a member of a large, food-loving Italian family, Valerie Bertinelli has always equated food with good times and togetherness. But...
Big flavors from Italian America : family-style favorites from coast to coast
Paper Book
Celebrate the generous, comforting red sauce cooking that defines Italian America. Dig into the best of Italian American cooking with recipes that would make any nonna proud. Bubbling lasagna and drop meatballs are hard to resist, but save room for Braciole and Chicken...
My American dream : a life of love, family, and food
Bastianich, Lidia
Paper Book
For decades, beloved chef Lidia Bastianich has introduced Americans to Italian food through her cookbooks, TV shows, and restaurants. Nowshe tells her own story for the first time in this"memoir as rich and complex as her mushroom rago" (O, the Oprah Magazine). Born in...
1491 : new revelations of the Americas before Columbus
Mann, Charles C.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492--from "a remarkably engaging writer" (The New York Times Book Review).   Contrary to what...
The drowning summer
Herman, Christine Lynn
Paper Book
In this contemporary fantasy by the New York Times bestselling author of All of Us Villains, two girls find themselves drawn to each other while using their supernatural powers to solve a crime--until things take a deadly turn. Six years...
No walls and the recurring dream : a memoir
DiFranco, Ani
Paper Book
In a new memoir, singer/songwriter and activist Ani DiFranco connects herself to people in a new way and re-experiences her life from a place of hard-won wisdom and maturity that combines personal expression, music, feminism, political activism, storytelling, philanthropy, entrepreneurship,...
The lost summers of Newport : a novel
Williams, Beatriz
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "An engrossing and sumptuous tale, this novel is a fantastic spring read." -- Good Morning America From the New York Times bestselling team of Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White--a novel of money and secrets set among the famous summer...
Bianca Torre is afraid of everything
Winans, Justine Pucella
Paper Book
Murder most fowl In this sardonic and campy YA thriller, an anxious, introverted nonbinary teen birder somehow finds themself investigating a murder with their neighbor/fellow anime lover, all while falling for a cute girl from their birding group...and trying not to get killed next...

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