Jodi Stapler speaks to Christina Ward Author of Preservation The Art and Science of Canning, Fermentation and Dehydration about her new book,  American Advertising Cookbooks: How Corporations Taught Us to Love Bananas, Spam, and Jell-O about how advertising effects how Americans eat as well as the correct process of canning and fermentation.

Jodi Stapler speaks with Beth about her memoir The Gold Mailbox. 

Beth and her older sister try desperately to maintain normalcy and order, in the face of uncertainty and confusion. Their young lives are filled with deception and despair at the hands of a narcissistic mother and her abusive boyfriend. Told from Beth's point of view, the story unfolds with innocence and honesty. The Gold Mailbox captures moments of despair and hope, sadness and humor, sister rivalry and sister love, death and emotional rebirth, abuse and unconditional love. In the end, the story leaves the reader marveling over the healing power of compassion and forgiveness.

Alyson Hagy,  Author and teacher shares her newest book, Scribe with Jodi Stapler.

Drawing on traditional folktales and the history and culture of Appalachia, Alyson Hagy has crafted a gripping, swiftly plotted novel that touches on pressing issues of our time—migration, pandemic disease, the rise of authoritarianism—and makes a compelling case for the power of stories to both show us the world and transform it.

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