English Summary/英文概要： When two avid readers and food lovers combined their passions, they wound up creating this excellent resource for book discussion groups. Gelman and Krupp began by selecting 100 fiction and nonfiction titles that stood out as favorite choices of book clubs around the country. For each, they then provided a concise yet entertaining synopsis and discussion of the role that food plays in the story, one or two tempting recipes inspired by the book, and a profile of the book club recommending that title. Offered here are a few classics, such as Anna Karenina (Wild Mushrooms on Toast), but most of the choices are more contemporary, ranging from Michael Cunningham’s The Hours (Britta’s Crab Casserole) to Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees (Honeycake, naturally). Similar works include The New Great American Writers’ Cookbook, edited by Dean Faulkner Wells, which concentrates more on writers’ ties to a particular recipe or dish, and Shauna Kennedy Wenger and Janet Kay Jensen’s The Book Lover’s Cookbook, a collection of book extracts and recipes inspired by great works of literature that is nicely suited to individual readers wishing to explore culinary connections in literature. The Book Club Cookbook excels at offering book groups new title ideas and a culinary way to spice up their discussions. Highly recommended for public libraries.