A couple weeks ago, our wonderful contributor Ruth Chan sent Joanna and me an email with these comics and a note: “I recently found these comics that I’d made years ago while going through the hardest time of my life.… Read more The po

  By SM  May 23, 2025

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