These are the dishes that fuelled great writing. 

Ever wondered what Iris Murdoch might have served for supper, or how Emily Dickinson took her tea? The Writer’s Table brings together dining habits and favourite recipes from some of the world’s most beloved authors, offering a delicious glimpse into their everyday lives and kitchen rituals. 

Each recipe is paired with a short introduction to the author and dish, along with clear instructions and modern ingredients, making it easy to recreate literary comfort food at home. With beautiful illustrations throughout, the book is a feast for the eyes as well as the table making you feel closer to the writers you love. 

Writers and recipes featured include: 

• Leo Tolstoy’s Sour Schi 
• Jane Austen's White Soup
• Colette's Cherry Clafoutis
• Barbara Pym's Toad-in-the-Hole
• Truman Capote's Chicken Hash
• Andrea Camilleri's Sardines a beccafico

Perfectly giftable, irresistibly browsable and full of charm, The Writer’s Table is a celebration of food, creativity and the simple pleasures that connect us all. A must-have for readers, home cooks and anyone who’s ever wondered what their favourite author had for dinner.

TOC

6           Introduction: Eat Your Words 

8           Maya Angelou 
15        Jane Austen 
19        Honore de Balzac 
23        ltalo Calvino 
27        Andrea Camilleri 
31        Truman Capote 
35        Miguel de Cervantes  
39        Paul Coehlo 
41        Writers' Favourite Cocktails 
43        Colette  
49        Laurie Colwin 
53        Roald Dahl 
56        Charles Dickens 
63        Emily Dickinson 
66        Joan Didion 
73        Alexandre Dumas 
76        Gerald Durrell 
81        The Perfect Writer's Luncheon: Irving Stone's cheese sandwich 
83        F. Scott Fitzgerald 
87        Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
91        Ernest Hemingway
95        Zora Neale Hurston 
99        Franz Kafka
103     Han Kang
107     Jack Kerouac 
111     D.H. Lawrence
115     Thomas Mann
118     Gabriel Garcia Marquez 
123     Writers Who Didn't Eat Proper Meals
125     Edna St. Vincent Millay 
129     Haruki Murakami
133     The Six Greatest Dishes in Literature
137     Iris Murdoch
141     Vladimir Nabokov 
145     Pablo Neruda
149     Flannery O'Connor 
153     George Orwell
157     Sylvia Plath
161     The Best Writing Snack According to Six Writers 
163     Barbara Pym
166     George Sand
171     The Donkey Skin Cake 
173     Gertrude Stein & Alice B. Toklas
177     Leo Tolstoy
181     Laura Ingalls Wilder
185     W.B. Yeats

188     Index 
191     Acknowledgements