This month, Indulge in the flavors of New Orleans—from sazeracs and gumbo to po’boys—alongside the culinary adventures of the gourmand protagonist in The Lafitte Affair.
Complete the experience with book club menus curated by the authors of The Last of the Moon Girls and The Sicilian Inheritance.
A New Orleans detective enlists his antique dealer friend to solve a burglary at a crypt containing remains from a historic cemetery —where they uncover a hidden love affair between an antebellum actress and pirate Jean Lafitte.
Novel Noshes: Ask the Author
Authors Share Book-Inspired Fare
Thanks to authors Jo Piazza and Barbara Davis who recently shared a book club menu for our readers.
The Sicilian Inheritanceis Jo Piazza's multigenerational mystery about a woman reeling from personal failures who uncovers a shocking family secret in Sicily plunging her into a dangerous adventure to unearth the truth and confront the same sinister forces.
From Jo Piazza: "When I set out to write The Sicilian Inheritance, I wanted to write the most delicious book I had ever read. I taste-tested and cooked each dish I wrote about in the book several times. I almost want to put a warning label on the book that people should read it with food because they’re going to be hungry! These appear in the novel."
Sicilian Negroni
Crostini drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice, with whipped ricotta and pistachios
Pasta Alla Norma
Mini Arancini al Ragu
Cannoli
The Last of the Moon Girlsis Barbara Davis’s novel about a young woman who returns to her family's ancestral farm after her grandmother's death, confronting her healing legacy and the dark mystery of unsolved murders that haunt the lavender fields.
