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A funny, vulnerable exploration of how a lifelong, complicated obsession with food transformed into a professional calling and a balanced life. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Born Round.
- warm
- chaotic
- vulnerable
- appetizing
- 01
Food
Jim Gaffigan
A hilarious, unapologetic love letter to the worst foods in the American diet, delivered with the timing of a master stand-up.
- 02
The man who ate everything
Jeffrey Steingarten · 1997
An outrageously funny, mouth-watering journey fueled by gluttonous curiosity and offbeat erudition.
- 03
Tender at the bone
Ruth Reichl · 1998
A warm, mouth-watering journey that proves the best way to understand the people around you is to watch what they eat.
- 04
Shrill
Lindy West
A hilarious, battle-tested manifesto for taking up space and refusing to apologize for it.
- 05
Save Me the Plums
Ruth Reichl
A sensory, behind-the-scenes journey through the golden age of food media and the personal evolution of an unexpected leader.
- 06
Hunger
Roxane Gay
A fiercely intimate and unflinching exploration of trauma, weight, and the desperate search for safety within one's own skin.
- 07
Medium Raw
Anthony Bourdain
A profane, passionate, and surprisingly tender late-night rant about the soul of the culinary world and the messy business of growing up.
- 08
The Tender Bar
J. R. Moehringer
A warm, achingly funny memoir about finding fatherhood, identity, and sanctuary in the company of a grand old saloon's colorful regulars.
- 09
Heat
Bill Buford
A sweaty, adrenaline-fueled plunge into the chaotic, obsessive world of high-end restaurant kitchens and traditional Italian cooking.
- 10
Fat Land
Greg Critser · 2003
An impassioned, gimlet-eyed expose that blends hard-hitting nutritional science with disarmingly funny cultural critique.
- 11
Heavy
Kiese Laymon
An unflinching, beautifully rhythmic exploration of the physical and emotional weight of generational trauma and systemic racism.
- 12
The Dorito effect
Mark Schatzker
A fascinating, slightly unsettling deep dive into how the modern food industry hijacked our taste buds and broke our biological compass.
