A Bite-Sized History of France
Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment
Nonfiction, Travel, Europe, France, History, Food & Drink, Food Writing
| Author: | Stéphane Henaut, Jeni Mitchell | ISBN: | 9781620972526 |
| Publisher: | The New Press | Publication: | July 10, 2018 |
| Imprint: | The New Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stéphane Henaut, Jeni Mitchell |
| ISBN: | 9781620972526 |
| Publisher: | The New Press |
| Publication: | July 10, 2018 |
| Imprint: | The New Press |
| Language: | English |
Very successful genre: From Peter Mayle’s A Year in Provence to A.J. Liebling’s Between Meals, from Graham Robb’s Discovery of France to Julia Child’s My Life in France, books that allow the reader to live vicariously Through the writer’s experience with French food and culture have a strong track in the U.S.
Popularity of France: This book will appeal to travelers needing an easy-to-read background about their destinations and travel advice geared toward food, as well as Francophile armchair travelers.
Social Media: The authors will create a blog specifically for the book, with excerpts, additional recipes and food guides, and travel tips (they are both experienced bloggers). They will also create Facebook and Twitter accounts for the book.
Blogs: The blogosphere has been a great boon to French food writers; the popular French food blog Chocolate & Zucchini receives up to 100,000 hits per day. The format of our book lends itself very well to promotion within social media.
Bastille Day: The book will be published in the run up to Bastille Day
Soliciting blurbs from: Anthony Bourdain, Calvin Trillin, Danny Meyer, Jacques Pepin
Recipes appear throughout text, as well as illustrations and maps
Very successful genre: From Peter Mayle’s A Year in Provence to A.J. Liebling’s Between Meals, from Graham Robb’s Discovery of France to Julia Child’s My Life in France, books that allow the reader to live vicariously Through the writer’s experience with French food and culture have a strong track in the U.S.
Popularity of France: This book will appeal to travelers needing an easy-to-read background about their destinations and travel advice geared toward food, as well as Francophile armchair travelers.
Social Media: The authors will create a blog specifically for the book, with excerpts, additional recipes and food guides, and travel tips (they are both experienced bloggers). They will also create Facebook and Twitter accounts for the book.
Blogs: The blogosphere has been a great boon to French food writers; the popular French food blog Chocolate & Zucchini receives up to 100,000 hits per day. The format of our book lends itself very well to promotion within social media.
Bastille Day: The book will be published in the run up to Bastille Day
Soliciting blurbs from: Anthony Bourdain, Calvin Trillin, Danny Meyer, Jacques Pepin
Recipes appear throughout text, as well as illustrations and maps
