REJUVENATE YOUR READING LIST

That copy of Infinite Jest that has been on your bedside table for three years? You’re never going

to read it (#toughlovetime). Get busy with these new spirit-elevating reads instead.

THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING

by Elyse Friedman This tragicomedy about a cult started by a broke artist somehow manages to explore the meaning of life while being ridiculously funny. Bonus:

It’s by a Canadian author.

THE THIRD PLATE

by Dan Barber Farm-to-table is so last year. This tome explores the next revolution in food (buzzword: “whole farm”) while still being totally readable

and hunger-pang-inducing.

THE ART OF BAKING BLIND

by Sarah Vaughan Take equal parts Ya-Ya Sisterhood and Julie and Julia, mix with life-affirming sentiment and you have this belly-warming confection about bakers vying to be the

next big thing in cakes. SARAH LAING h