Blogger Books

While I was snowed in during our blizzard, I read The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove by Cathy Erway. In an attempt to save money, the author decides not to eat in restaurants, despite the fact that she lives in the restaurant capital of the world, New York City. She tackles daily dilemmas such as ‘what to make for breakfast, lunch and dinner?’ and larger dilemmas such as ‘how do you date if you can’t go out to eat?’ She also provides an insider account of the vibrant underground foodie culture in New York like indie cook-offs, secret supper clubs, foraging for food in city parks and dumpster diving for food. She chronicles her observations, insights and recipes on her blog Not Eating Out In New York and expands on them in her book The Art of Eating In.

Several other bloggers have written books that expand on their popular blogs. If you like engaging personal accounts written in an informal tone, here are a few other books written by blog authors:

The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond Drummond’s memoir is a true romance about how she fell in love, became a ranch wife and mother of four, wrote about her daily life on her blog The Pioneer Woman.

No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process by Colin Beavan
Beavan goes to extremes to leave no mark on the earth, so you don’t have to. He becomes a locavore, turns off the electricity, bans toilet paper and volunteers for environmental groups. He shares what he learns with the readers of his book and on his blog No Impact Man.

It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita by Heather Armstrong
Her 10 year old blog dooce.com made her famous for her humorous, irreverent and personal stories about pregnancy, childbirth and parenthood. She elaborates on these themes in her book.