Thanksgiving 2024, bookworm style

We know there's a bigger-picture meaning to Thanksgiving, but the first image that pops to many minds regarding this holiday is the meal.

So, we saved three recent literary posts that center around food to share today.

• The 25 most influential cookbooks from the last 100 years (The New York Times)

• 8 kitchen hacks from 'Baking Show' judge Prue Leith (NPR)

• Reading, with extra cheese: Remembering Pizza Hut’s ‘Book It!’ (The New York Times)

Additionally, enjoy these posts — directly or loosely related to the holiday — from our archives.

• Thanksgiving thoughts from beloved authors

• You tell us: What should we read for Thanksgiving?

• Thanksgiving stories from L.M. Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott

• "We Need to Talk" author's advice on civil holiday conversations

• Prepare for Thanksgiving 2023, bookworm style

• Mark Twain audio series may whet your Thanksgiving appetite 

• Nick Offerman discusses cooking up Mark Twain's favorite foods 

• Test your Jane Austen feast knowledge