A Novel Luncheon Recap & Giveaway!

Once again we were lucky enough to be invited to an amazing luncheon hosted by Liza of WhoRUBlog and Heidi of YA Bibliophile.

If you’re not familiar with the novel cuisine luncheon, Heidi and Liza comb through the books they’ve read throughout the year and find food and recipes to help feature young adult novels!

This year, the girls featured the following books and recipes!

I Was Here by Gayle Forman – Vegetarian Enchiladas

A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray – Tea

Wild by Sophie Jordan – Funnel Cake

My True Love Gave To Me – Assorted Authors

Baked Mac & Cheese – Kiersten White

Apple Cider – Stephanie Perkins

Ensalada Navidad – Kiersten White

Brie Cheese – Holly Black

The Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton – Bread

Compulsion by Martina Boone – Whoopie Pie Cake

Open Road Summer by Emery Lord – Funnel Cake

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart – Tomato Basil Salad

Behind the Scenes by Dahlia Adler – Guacamole

The Queen of Bright & Shiny Things by Ann Aguirre – Vegetable Soup & Chai Latte

Love, Lucy by April Lindner – Bread & Havarti Cheese

We always have so much fun at this event. It’s very casual and gives us the opportunity to get to know local bloggers, librarians and authors just a bit more! Plus, Liza gives us an excuse to clean off our bookshelves for a good cause! This year, we donated books to the Milwaukee Hmong American Peace Academy and I’m pretty sure Liza said at last count it was over 120 books! That’s pretty good for our small group!

As always, big thanks to Liza and Heidi for organizing and inviting us! We look forward to this all year… ALSO – thank you for the amazing ARCs and swag we picked up!

We have an awesome giveaway for a couple of lucky followers!

**1 Winner – Signed ARC of Top Ten Clues You’re Clueless by Liz Czukas

**1 Winner – ARC of We Can Work It Out by Elizabeth Eulberg & ARC of Cold War on Maplewood Street by Gayle Rosengren PLUS Swag featuring Compulsion by Martina Boone