10 Books about Food for A RAD Reading Challenge

Even though I’m allergic to so many fun foods (what I wouldn’t GIVE to be able to eat gluten!!!), I still love a good book where food feels like a character. There’s just something about authors who can write about food in a way that brings it to life and makes you hungry…

I’ve rounded up a bunch of recommendations of books that feature food in some way (both fiction and nonfiction!), and a few of my recs are geared toward a young adult audience if that interests you. Jenn Duell, the teen librarian at the Richmond Public Library, is joining us and sharing YA recommendations on the Shelf Respect blog each month as she completes A RAD Reading Challenge with all YA reads.

ps— if you missed it, here is A RAD Reading Challenge for 2022, and you can find the printable version and Instagram story versions here. About once a month, I’ll be sharing recommendations for the different prompts to help give you inspiration and ideas for what to read.

And now, on to the recommendations!