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2017 selection · Nonfiction
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History In The Old South
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History In The Old South by Michael W. Twitty appears in NPR’s 2017 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around cookbooks & food, nonfiction, for history lovers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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