Hi all,
My name is Steve Pitt. I'm a writer from Ontario's Near North. I hope I'm doing this right because this is my first time on a forum. I have no idea what an avatar is or how to post a photo of myself but take my word for it, in the latter case the loss is minimal. For gift books I saw Shyam Selvadurai’s new novel, The Hungry Ghosts, mentioned by Catharine Bush. I intend to give that one to my wife because, like Selvadurai, she is from Sri Lanka. They even grew up in the same toff neighbourhood in Columbo, Cinnamon Gardens. My wife is a big fan of Selvadurai and has even met him once. For myself I'm asking Santa for a cookbook called Pimentos and Piri Piri, an updated version of a book about Portuguese cuisine by Carla Azevedo. I've worked as a professional cook myself and I became interested in Portuguese cuisine ever since my wife and I spent our honeymoon in Portugal nearly three decades ago. Because I already have a substantial cookbook library (around 600 books) I'm limited to one new cookbook a year and this one caught my ear while listening to CBC's Fresh Air this morning. I tend to read more non-fiction than fiction. Don't know if that is a "guy" thing or just me.
Steve