Help Me Create The Ultimate Julia Child Bookshelf
I’ve long held the opinion that the most interesting use of social-networking sites for books (Shelfari, LibraryThing, GoodReads) is to help people come up with excellent lists (because, honestly, how many people really care about what I’m reading just for the sake of what I’m reading?).
So I’d like to challenge the Author, Author audience to help me build a complete Julia Child “bookshelf.” Who better to do so than a public-broadcasting-focused audience? We may not have an application here to build a visual shelf… but why not see what we come up with? I’ll get us all started with a few titles, but I want to first say: the books we choose do not have to simply be books by or about Julia Child herself, although those of course should all be on there. I think the “ultimate” Julia Child Bookshelf will include titles about food, chefs, and other things that influenced Child’s remarkable life.
Join me! I think we have the chance to make a list that will live on this site for quite a while — and provide all of us with some wonderful new reading choices about the woman who changed American kitchens forever.
My five Julia Child picks:
Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volume I – by Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle
Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volume II – by Julia Child and Simone Beck
My LIfe in France – by Julia Child and Alex Prud’homme
Simca’s Cuisine – by Simone Beck
The Way to Cook — by Julia Child
What are your choices/additions?
