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HEAT 2

William Morrow

Michael Mann + Meg Gardiner

4 X Oscar nominated writer/director of Last of the Mohicans, The Insider, Ali, Miami Vice, Collateral and Heat, Michael Mann collaborated with Edgar Award-winning author, Meg Gardiner to return to the characters of the classic crime film with

this story which talks about what is going on in the years prior to and after this iconic movie!

In Heat 2, we find ourselves with Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) after the events of Heat who is in Koreatown, wounded and trying to escape LA. He is being hunted by LAPD detective Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino). Hours earlier, Hanna killed Shiherlis’s brother in arms Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) in a gunfight under the strobe lights at the foot of an LAX runway. Now Hanna’s determined to capture or kill Shiherlis, the last survivor of McCauley’s crew.

Heat 2 explores the events prior to the movie and after the movie and brings us into this world of heists and settling scores. We can only hope that there are plans to also bring this to the screen!

THE GRACIAS MADRE COOKBOOK: BRIGHT, PLANT-BASED RECIPES FROM OUR MEXI-CALI KITCHEN

Avery

Gracias Madre

Gracias Madre is a popular L.A. restaurant that is plant-based and brings the fresh, bright flavors of Mexico to Southern California. In The Gracias Madre Cookbook, you can enjoy all the Cali-Mexican dishes that are available there.

Mexican food is one of the original vegan cuisines. Prior to Spanish conquistadores that brought ingredients that included dairy, the Mesoamerican pantry centered around "The Three Sisters" - beans, corn and chiles. With this, they created salsas and moles. In addition, the cuisine focused on whole-foods for traditional meat fillings (mushroom carnitas and al pastor, jackfruit mixiote, dehydrated hibiscus) as well as nut-based cheeses (cashew crema and queso blanco, almond cotija).

This book has 125 simple, entirely plant-based recipes that includes Calabaza and Onion Quesadillas, Coliflor with Cashew Nacho Cheese, and Coffee Flan.

MUSHROOMS: OVER 70 RECIPES WHICH CELEBRATES MUSHROOMS

Hardie Grant

Martin Nordin

Martin Nordin shares his love in MUSHROOMS: Over 70 Recipes which Celebrates Mushrooms. Merging the dishes that his mother created with this ingredient (stuffed mushrooms, creamy mushroom mince on croustades and mock snails) with his passion for cuisines of Asia - Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and Taiwan. He plays with the textures and the flavors in this plant-based book so that those who are vegan, vegetarian, etc can enjoy this as well by substituting with nut butter, dairy-based milk or cream depending on their dietary approach to eating.

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THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT

Vintage

Walter Tevi

We know that a number of you have enjoyed Netflix Series' Queen Gambit. We always like to read books that have a TV series/movie equivalent. We're introduced to 8 year old Beth Harmon, an orphan that is quiet, to herself and not someone that you would take notice of a significant way. It's when she plays chess that she becomes a different person! She realizes that her senses become sharper, she can think clearly and she has a sense of control that she has never been able to have in other aspects of her life. When she is in this mode, she is able to be the most optimized self that she can be which is control.

At the age of 16, she is preparing to compete at the US Open Championship. This competition requires her to work at the highest level that she has ever had to. As she is focusing on doing this on this professional stage, the stakes couldn't be higher. She feels the weight of her efforts which leads to feeling isolated, being scared and to potentially escape everything that she has worked so hard for

LOVE IS SERVED: INSPIRED PLANT-BASED RECIPES FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Avery

Seizan Dreux Ellis

We could all use a few bright, clean and tasty recipes that are perfect for vegans, vegetarians and omnivores. Love is Served brings recipes from L.A. dining scene's Café Gratitude. Originally founded in the Bay Area, their dishes are named to double as affirmations of self. "I Am Fearless," "I Am Humble," and "I Am Open-Hearted"nod to the restaurant's core belief that food is just as much about spirit as it is about appetite. Over time, the restaurant evolved, changed location, expanded and became fixture as a background in paparazzi shots.

Executive Chef Seizan Dreux Ellis continues to focus on the principles of celebrating the flavors of plants, healthy ingredients, organic, made from scratch, free of animal products and in most cases refined sweeteners.

Key recipes include "I Am Awakening" (Raw Key Lime Pie), "I Am Warm-Hearted" (Grilled Polenta with MushroomRagout) and "I Am Gracious" (Radicchio, Roasted Butternut Squash, and Sundried Tomato Pesto Grain Salad) to name a few. With easy steps, unfussy methods and easy-to-access ingredients. It serves as a method to inspire you to change the way you look at food.

DRINKING ANIMALS COLORING BOOK

Caffeinstar Press

Caffeinstar Publishing

We could all use some relaxation and this coloring book for adults allows you to take a bit of self-care! Each page contains illustrations of animals drinking an array of cocktails - complete with recipes should you need an additional activity while taking a bit of a mental break.

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TACO! TACO! TACO! THE ULTIMATE TACO COOKBOOK

Hatherleigh Press

Sara Haas

How can you not enjoy amazing tacos and pair it with your beverage of choice? We're loving this cookbook which has over 100 recipes so that you can take Taco Tuesday to the next level! This dish is very versatile and in that vein, you'll find recipes that include your classics as well as twists that include: Chicken Shawarma Tacos, Italian Meatball Tacos, BBQ Skirt Steak Tacos, Grilled Coriander Shrimp Tacos, Cumin Chickpea Tacos, Mediterranean Veggie Tacos, Pork Tinga Slow Cooker Tacos, Sesame Bok Choy Tacos, Cinnamon French Toast Tacos, S'mores Tacos, Yogurt Flatbreads, and many more that will keep your tastebuds guessing.

With its simple to read style, it will encourage you to think outside of the box as your create these dishes and allows you to get a bit inventive as well.

BETWEEN HARLEM AND HEAVEN: AFRO-ASIAN-AMERICAN COOKING FOR BIG NIGHTS, WEEKNIGHTS, AND EVERY DAY

Flatiron Books

Alexander Smalls, JJ Johnson, Veronica Chamber

Between Harlem and Heaven showcases the cuisine of Afro-Asian-American cuisine which has a major influence by the African Diaspora which has impacted global dishes. By illustrating that food transcends borders from a culinary period of time400 years ago, surviving the Middle Passage and its ability to be influences by Asian fare.

With over 100 recipes in this book, the authors showcase how African, African American and Asian foods have culinary intersectionality. This con-fluence of flavors found its way to Harlem. Recipes include mains, sides, sauces, marinades, punches and more than can be enjoyed every day.

LOVE & LEMONS EVERY DAY: MORE THAN 100 BRIGHT, PLANT FORWARD RECIPES FOR EVERY MEAL: A COOKBOOK

Avery

Jeanine Donofrio

Jeanine is known for her flavorful vegetable recipes and has compiled them in a book of more than 100 options that you can include in your next meal. She shares how they can be used in any meal starting with breakfast and ending in dessert.

With an approachable way to work with these ingredients, you'll also learn about eating healthier and being happy doing so. In terms of not wasting what you're working with, you'll learn how you can incorporate cauliflower cores, corn cobs and broccoli stalks.

You'll also find go to additions into your weekly meals like learning how to make essential vegetable broths. You'll also be able to navigate your meals with cooking tips that become your go-to, checking out alternatives for dietary restrictions and is a great bridge between those that are herbivores and omnivores.

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