Today, September 6 is National Coffee Ice Cream Day and National Read a Book Day. If you are anything like me, then it probably feels like this day was specially crafted with you in mind. Personally, I always keep a tub of coffee ice cream in my freezer and sometimes even at my friends’ homes, just in case. Along with books- stacks and stacks of soon-to-be-read books, at mine and my friends’ homes.
This month is also Library Card Sign-up month. You know what that means! Visit your local branch or our digital library, select a book to read or listen to, and serve yourself a mug of coffee ice cream or make yourself an affogato and get to reading! Bring a friend along and have them sign up for a card if they haven’t already.
Below is an assortment of books, some for reading while eating coffee ice cream, some to guide you in making the coffee ice cream, and others for traveling the world with while thinking about getting coffee and ice cream. Enjoy!
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
In a small back alley in Tokyo at a century-old coffee shop rumored to offer patrons the chance to travel back in time, four customers reevaluate their formative life choices.
Ample Hills Creamery : secrets and stories from Brooklyn’s favorite ice cream shop by Brian Smith
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Filled with photographs, illustrations, recipes, stories, activities, helpful tips, and inspiration for creating new unique flavors, this book is a guide for ice cream lovers and ice cream makers.
The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki
“Translated from the Japanese bestseller, this charming and magical novel, inspired by the myth of cats returning favors to those who care for them, reminds us that it’s never too late to follow our stars. In Japan, cats are a symbol of good luck. As the myth goes, if you are kind to them, they’ll one day return the favor. And if you are kind to the right cat, you might just find yourself invited to a mysterious coffee shop under a glittering Kyoto moon. This particular coffee shop is like no other. It has no fixed location, no fixed hours, and seemingly appears at random to adrift young people at crucial junctions in their lives. It’s also run by talking cats. While customers at the Full Moon Coffee Shop partake in cakes and coffees and teas, the cats also consult them on their star charts, offer cryptic wisdom, and let them know where their lives veered off course. Because every person who visits the shop has been feeling more than a little lost. And for a down-on-her-luck screenwriter, a romantically stuck movie director, a hopeful hairstylist and a technologically challenged website designer, the coffee shop’s feline guides will set them back on their fated paths. For there is a very special reason the shop appeared to each of them.”– Provided by publisher.
Bingsu for two by Sujin Witherspoon (Also on CloudLibrary)
Teens River and Sarang must fake a relationship online to save Sarang’s Korean family café from going under.
But first, coffee : a guide to brewing from the kitchen to the bar
Everything you need to know about brewing, using, and enjoying coffee at home, featuring more than 40 recipes, from morning cup to coffee-spiked nightcap. Part barista recipe book, part mixology book, But First, Coffee has all the coffee recipes you need to keep the java flowing from morning to night.
The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
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“Pretty, young Anne came to London looking for adventure. In fact, adventure comes looking for her-and finds her immediately at Hyde Park Corner tube station. Anne is present on the platform when a thin man, reeking of mothballs, loses his balance and is electrocuted on the rails. The Scotland Yard verdict is accidental death. But Anne is not satisfied. After all, who was the man in the brown suit who examined the body? And why did he race off, leaving a cryptic message behind: “17-122 Kilmorden Castle”?”–P. [4] of cover.
The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers
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“From bestselling author Dave Eggers, the incredible true story of a young Yemeni American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sana’a by civil war. Mokhtar Alkhanshali is twenty-four and working as a doorman when he discovers the astonishing history of coffee and Yemen’s central place in it. He leaves San Francisco and travels deep into his ancestral homeland to tour terraced farms high in the country’s rugged mountains and meet beleaguered but determined farmers. But when war engulfs the country and Saudi bombs rain down, Mokhtar has to find a way out of Yemen without sacrificing his dreams or abandoning his people.” — Publisher’s description
Ice cream & friends : 60 recipes & riffs for sorbets, sandwiches, no-churn ice creams and more
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A collection of recipes, riffs, toppings, and serving ideas for ice creams of all styles features such options as coffee frozen custard, cinnamon roll ice cream, grilled watermelon cremolada, cherry snow cones, and basil-shiso gelato.
Happy People Read & Drink Coffee by Agnès Martin-Lugand
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Diane is the owner of Happy People Read and Drink Coffee, a literary café in Paris. When her husband and daughter die in a car accident, her life is overturned and the world as she knows it instantly disappears. Trapped by her memories, she moves to a small town on the Irish coast. There she falls into a surprising and tumultuous romance with Edward, a taciturn photographer who lives next door.
Coffee Obsession by Anette Moldvaer
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This book contains 100 step-by-step global coffee recipes from chai latte to ristretto. From the techniques of roasting, grinding, tamping and brewing to how to make a cappuccino, you’ll learn everything you need to know to make the perfect coffee and about the beauty of latte art.
Lonely Planet’s Global Coffee Tour
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