Kate Young is an award-winning food writer and cook. As a dedicated bookworm, Kate's reading inspires her in the kitchen. After mastering the treacle tart from Harry Potter, Kate started blogging about her creations and was named Blogger of the Year in 2017 by the Guild of Food Writers. Her first book, The Little Library Cookbook, was shortlisted for Fortnum & Mason's debut food book award and won a World Gourmand food writing award. Kate is also the author of The Little Library Year and The Little Library Christmas and has written for the Guardian, Sainsbury's Magazine and The Pool. Originally from Australia, Kate now lives in the English countryside.
The recipes are just as good as the book recommendations. A great present for the literature-loving and the greedy * Daily Telegraph * With gorgeous photography and comforting contemplations, this is the present for the party season, and a lovely gift for anyone who loves books, food or both! * Woman & Home * I'm a keen follower of Kate's and adored her Christmas book. I love that not only do you get great recipes, but also the snippets from literature that inspire them * Prima * PRAISE FOR KATE YOUNG: 'The dishes – ginger beer ham on brioche buns; pear, chocolate and sherry cake – are delightful... This is what I'll be giving to friends who love to cook, love books and love Christmas' Diana Henry, on The Little Library Christmas. 'A work of rare joy, and one as wholly irresistible as the food it so delightfully describes... It is a glorious work that nourishes the mind and spirit as much as the body, and I could not love it more' Sarah Perry, on The Little Library Cookbook. 'A wonderful, brilliant book. Instantly comforting, effortlessly beautiful and suffused with the generosity that's at the heart of any good meal' Ruby Tandoh, on The Little Library Year. 'Combines two of my most favourite things – interesting and flavour-packed recipes, and reading lists. The best present a food-obsessed bookworm could ask for' Olia Hercules, on The Little Library Year. 'A cookbook and culinary almanac that celebrates the books and characters conjured by each season and its food. Leafing through a cookery book has never been so satisfying. Perfect' -- Nina Stibbe, on The Little Library Year