Last night, I was lucky enough to chat with my food-writer friend Adam Roberts about his funny new novel, and I laughed a million times… We met at the Brooklyn Heights Library, which was bright and busy (which feels so good in this day and age!).&

  By SM  May 22, 2025

This time of year, I love whipping up lemon-y potato salads and am always looking for new variations. So, I was excited to make this creamy-scallion potato salad from Mehreen Karim’s new cookbook, Make It Plant-Based!… Read more The post Cre

  By SM  May 22, 2025

We’ve written a lot about fiction, but the other day, a reader named Jennifer made a request: “Can there be a post about nonfiction books?… Read more The post What Nonfiction Books Do You Love? appeared first on Cup of Jo.

  By SM  May 21, 2025

My boys are now 11 and 15, and over the years, they’ve played with certain toys dozens, hundreds, even thousands of times. Here are five of them… Anton got a yo-yo during a trip to Ireland, and since then has picked it up every few months to

  By SM  May 20, 2025