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BIG & LILY * WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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Fiction with a Foodie Episode 8! 🍽️🎧

In this week’s episode, I listened to Big & Lily by Lisa Roe while I cooked Roasted Root Vegetable Soup. The blended vegetables add lush creaminess to the nourishing broth, and the fresh lemon, pumpkin seeds, and pomegranate seeds make for a bright and crunchy finish. 🥕🍋 Big & Lily was a spectacular, heartwarming read. Thank you to @harperperennial and @librofm for the free copy!

Ingredients:
1 small- to medium-sized butternut squash
1 carrot
1/3 baby pumpkin (or a couple of parsnips)
Salt
Olive oil
1-2 tsp coconut oil
1 large garlic clove
1/2 tsp ground cumin (plus additional for roasting)
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp smoked paprika (plus additional for roasting)
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cayenne (plus additional for roasting)
1-inch knob of grated ginger
1 pomegranate
Pumpkin seeds
1 lemon
1/2 white onion
2 cups bone or vegetable stock

Directions:
1. Peel and chop the butternut squash and pumpkin into strips. Toss with smoked paprika, cumin, cayenne, olive oil, and salt. Place on a baking tray and air-fry/roast at 425°F until tender and browned.
2. Roughly chop carrots, onion, and garlic. Add to a large soup pot with 1-2 teaspoons of coconut oil. Sauté with spices and grated ginger for ten minutes, then add stock and simmer for 10-15 minutes (once the roasted vegetables are done, add to the broth).
3. Pour the soup into a blender. Blend on high for 40 seconds.
4. Pour into a bowl. Serve with pomegranate, pumpkin seeds, and a squeeze of lemon juice.
5. Enjoy!

More about Big & Lily in the comments. Happy eating, and happy listening!

Follow for episode 9! 🫶🏼

#autumn #foodie #farmersmarket #recipe #soup

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During our brainstorm this week, Lisa Roe warns her family not to go looking for themselves in her stories. She writes about many kinds of complicated family relationships, and the one we come up with explores the complicated relationships between mothers and daughters. What starts as an outrageous first image becomes a story of rebirth. And we are here for it.

DM us the word LISTEN and we'll send you the link to our feed, or search PLOT LAB in your favorite podcast player.

PLOT LAB, from spark to story.

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Who else loves fall travel? If you’re itching for an autumn-inspired trip that you can enjoy from the comfort of home, may I suggest a fictional vacation through the pages of a book? Head to BookTrib.com or visit the link in my bio for this article on 5 fictional trips you won’t want to miss! Featuring books by @kristywharvey, @trishablanchet, @louisethebaker, @anngarvin_, and @lisaroewrites. 📚🍂📚🍁📚

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@lisaroewrites, look what I found at a B&N in NC! And yes, I left it front facing. 😍
💛💚💛💚#booksinthewild 💛💚💛💚

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Let's start this side gig for all the therapists out there! What a fun idea. They can help authors diagnose their characters. Okay authors, who has a secret weapon like Lisa? What kinds of people do you have on speed dial to help you with characters (or any part of your writing)? The weirder the better!

Listen to the latest episode of Plot Lab wherever you get your podcasts. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss anything. We are the best place to come when you want to give your brain some creative exercise! Your brain is a muscle, too. Be sure to give it a workout by listening to Plot Lab.

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PLOT LAB, From spark to story.

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📱ARC Review📱

Big and Lily are sisters who lead very different lives. Until Lily’s falls apart. At which point she books a trip for she and Big. Pack your bags… we’re going to Alaska!

This book was the sweetest, most fun train wreck, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I listened to the audio along with reading the book, and the audio was a wonderful complement to Roe’s words. I don’t have a sister myself, but the relationship between Big and Lily still rang so true for me.

Have you ever visited, or would you want to visit, Alaska?

Publication Date: 2026
Format: 📱/🎧
Author: @lisaroewrites
Publisher: @harperperennial
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you to @harperperennial @netgalley and @librofm for the complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own, and the book is out now!

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@wyckofflibrary sure puts on a GREAT book event! Thanks to @lisaroewrites and @briellebleeker for a spectacular evening taking about writing, books and especially a love letter to sisters BIG & LILY.

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Episode 3 is out now. Listen as author Lisa Roe joins us for a fun and engaging brainstorm with a lot of laughter and a touch of reality (she urges her mother not to listen).

DM us the word LISTEN and we'll send you the feed link so you can choose where to listen.

Plot Lab, from spark to story.

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In honor of the sister love story that is BIG &LILY and getting to meet @lisaroewrites and @briellebleeker while in conversation @wyckofflibrary I am resharing a few of my favorite quotes. Enjoy!

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It's such a joy to make up stories with such incredible authors. We learn so much by getting creative with them. Lisa's daughter is a therapist and it turns out to be a superpower Lisa uses in her writing. Tune in Thursday to hear how we take her knowledge about mothers and daughters and funnel it into a story.

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• October Hopefuls •

The current TBR pile for the month of October:

🍁 Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

🍁 Little Monster by Maire Roche

🍁 Kiki’s Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono

🍁 Hekate by Nikita Gill

🍁 Lost & Found by Tarah DeWitt

🍁 Let’s Kiss and Tell by Joss Richard

🍁 Free Falling by Lyla Sage

🍁 Big & Lily by Lisa Roe

QOTD: what book(s) are you hoping to read this month?

#bookstack #fallbooks #bookrecs #tbrpile #avidreaders

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