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L'Elégance du hérisson, a novel by Muriel Barbery (translated to English as The Elegance of the Hedgehog)

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When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, a memoir by Peter Godwin

The Food of a Younger Land, a collection of essays by Mark Kurlansky (editor)

Ratio, a nonfiction book by Michael Ruhlman 

Loving Frank, a novel by Nancy Horan 

Bento Box in the Heartland, a memoir by Linda Furiya

People of the Book, a novel by Geraldine Brooks 

Revolutionary Road, a novel by Richard Yates 

Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love, a collection of stories by Lara Vapnyar

A Short Guide to Foodie French, a collection of trivia by Françoise Blanchard and Jérémie Leven

Histoire du snobisme, an essay by Frédéric Rouvillois 

A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes, a cookbook by David Tanis

The Places In Between, a memoir by Rory Stewart 

Ma Gastronomie, a cookbook by Fernand Point

Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas, a memoir by John Baxter

The Country Kitchen , a memoir by Della T. Lutes 

Voyage aux pays du coton, an essay by Erik Orsenna

McSweeney's Quarterly Concern Issue 25, a collection of stories by Dave Eggers (editor)

The Language of Baklava, a memoir by Diana Abu-Jaber 

Half of a Yellow Sun, a novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Delicious, a novel by Mark Haskell Smith

What is the What, a novel by Dave Eggers 

The Book of Salt, a novel by Monique Truong 

Trois Étoiles de mer, a cookbook by Olivier Roellinger et Christian Lejalé

The Ministry of Special Cases, a novel by Nathan Englander

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, a novel by Ron Hansen

A History of the Beanbag, a collection of stories by Susan Midalia

Marilyn dernières séances, a novel by Michel Schneider

McSweeney's Quarterly Concern (Issue #24), a collection of stories by Dave Eggers (editor)

The Elements of Cooking, an essay by Michael Ruhlman

Mouth Wide Open, a collection of essays by John Thorne (with Matt Lewis Thorne)

My Life in France, a memoir by Julia Child and Alex Prud'homme 

Year of Wonders, a novel by Geraldine Brooks

The Pedant in the Kitchen, a collection of essays by Julian Barnes

Gluten-free Girl, a memoir by Shauna James Ahern

The Africa House, a novel by Christina Lamb

In Cold Blood, a novel by Truman Capote

To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee 

The Amateur Gourmet, a memoir by Adam D. Roberts

The Good Life, a novel by Jay McInerney

McSweeney's Quarterly Concern (Issue #23), a collection of stories by Dave Eggers (Editor)

Purple Hibiscus, a novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 

Une Vie française, a novel by Jean-Paul Dubois 

Restless, a novel by William Boyd

Best of Young American Novelists (2), a collection of stories by Granta, the magazine of new writing

Prep, a novel by Curtis Sittenfeld

Cook Until Desired Tenderness, an illustrated book by Cleo Papanikolas

Schott's Food and Drink Miscellany, a collection of trivia by Ben Schott

This Is Not Chick Lit, a collection of stories by Elizabeth Merrick (Editor) 

La Demande, a novel by Michèle Desbordes

A Tale of 12 Kitchens, a cookbook by Jake Tilson

Ishq and Mushq, a novel by Priya Basil

How We Are Hungry, a collection of stories by Dave Eggers

The Five People You Meet in Heaven, a novel by Mitch Albom

Without Feathers, a collection of stories by Woody Allen

Mangez-moi, a novel by Agnès Desarthe 

August, a novel by Gerard Woodward

Les Autres, a novel by Alice Ferney

L'Institut Benjamenta, a novel by Robert Walser

Organic, Inc., a nonfiction book by Samuel Fromartz

Catch-22, a novel by Joseph Heller

Lignes de faille, a novel by Nancy Huston

Le Gourmet solitaire (in Japanese: 孤独のグルメ), a manga by Jirô Taniguchi and Masayuki Kusumi

La Vie mode d'emploi (in English: Life: A User's Manual), a novel by Georges Perec 

The Culture Code, a nonfiction book by Clotaire Rapaille

The French Lieutenant's Woman, a novel by John Fowles

 

featured songs

 Coin Laundry by Lisa Mitchell
 French Navy by Camera Obscura
 Paper Planes by M.I.A.
 Barcelona by Giulia Y Los Tellarini
 Instant Love by Mellow
 One by One by Billy Bragg & Wilco
 Sweet Rose by Matt Costa
 There Is So Much More by Brett Dennen
 White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes
 Christmas Song by Cocoon
 Tous les acteurs s'appellent Terence by Vincent Delerm
 Denis by Blondie
 The Blues Are Still Blue by Belle & Sebastian
 "Leave me alone" by Revolver
 Le Baiser permanent by Coralie Clément
 Daydream by Lovin' Spoonful
 Don't You (Forget About Me) by Hollywood, Mon Amour
 Athletes! by Cocosuma
 Recovery by New Buffalo
 Heart of Gold by Neil Young
 Mr. Maker by The Kooks
 M79 by Vampire Weekend
 My Rights Versus Yours by The New Pornographers
 Divine by Sébastien Tellier
 Hey Eugene! by Pink Martini
 Summertime Cowboy by Huskie Rescue
 Guaranteed by Eddie Vedder
 We're from Barcelona by I'm from Barcelona
 Stars by Au Revoir Simone
 Harmour Love by Syreeta