Amazon’s “Best Book of the Year” Author J. Ryan Stradal to Discuss His Award-Winning Kitchens of the Great Midwest.

Join us Friday, March 31 at noon for Blue Bicycle Books Charleston Author Series luncheon at High Cotton, with with NY Times Best Selling Novelist J. Ryan Stradal discussing his novel Kitchens of the Great Midwest. It was selected as the “Best Book of the Year” by Amazon, BookPage, LibraryReads and NPR.

This is J. Ryan Stradal’s first novel and it reached the NY Times Hardcover Best Seller list at #19 on its third week of release. So far, Kitchens has been acquired for publication overseas in 12 countries and Warner Bros. has optioned the film and TV rights.

“An impressive feat of narrative jujitsu… that keeps readers turning the pages too fast to realize just how ingenious they are.” –The New York Times Book Review, Editors Pick.

Kitchens of the Great Midwest is a novel about a young woman with a once-in-a-generation palate who becomes the iconic chef behind the country’s most coveted dinner reservation. When Lars Thorvald’s wife, Cynthia, falls in love with wine and a dashing sommelier, he’s left to raise their baby, Eva, on his own. He’s determined to pass on his love of food to his daughter, starting with puréed pork shoulder.

• Luncheon Only: $31 for the three-course luncheon and discussion
• Luncheon Plus Signed Book: $47 includes the luncheon and a signed, paperback copy of Kitchens
• Luncheon-For-Two Plus One Signed Book: $78 includes the luncheon for two plus one, signed, paperback copy of Kitchens

Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and lunch is served promptly at noon. Limited seating provides an intimate experience with the author. There is a cash bar for your enjoyment. Click Here for Ticket Information.

High Cotton, owned and operated by the Hall Family, is located at 199 East Bay Street, where the luncheon and discussion will take place. Parking is available at the Cumberland Street Garage, other municipal lots or at meters on the street.