I have some news and I’m at an age where the phrase “I have some news,†needs to be immediately followed by “it’s not a baby.†It’s not a baby. It’s a cookbook!
Back in September, on my 30th birthday, also the day we signed the title on our house and officially became homeowners, which will now forever be known as THE CRAZIEST DAY OF MY LIFE, I got an offer from an editor I had been working with to write this cookbook. Now that contracts have been signed and I’m full speed ahead on this thing, I’m excited to share the news.
It’s called Beyond Canning: New Ideas for Preserving, Pickling, and Fermenting and it is planned for release in February 2016, just in time for putting all those lovely early spring things (you know I’m talking about rhubarb) in jars. For those real-life friends who witnessed my bookshelf of preserves, which proudly stood in the living room of our apartment in NYC, you know this is a topic that really gets me going. I’m elated to be working with Thom O’Hearn at Quarto on the book and grateful to be represented by Judy Linden at Stonesong. We’re super close to making the photographer official and I’m over the moon that Paul (!!!) will be providing the illustrations.
This is the reason that things have been a bit slow on the blog front recently, but please follow along on instagram with #beyondcanning and keep me company on this adventure. And thank you for being here!
With that, happy weekend! We’re headed to a citrus grove, so I can try to track down some harder-to-find citrus for the book.
About autumn
Autumn Giles is the creator of Autumn Makes & Does and the co-host of the Alphabet Soup Podcast.
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This is really, really exciting news. Congratulations! I guess you’ll always remember your 30th birthday. 😉
Enjoy the process!
Thank you, Aimee. I really appreciate it. It was a truly bizarre and wonderful day and I’m really not one for birthdays.
Yay!! I am so excited for you!! That is truly amazing!!
Thank you, Jessica! I hope you and your family are doing well!
Yay!! Congratulations 🙂 So excited for you!! Will there be a prickly pear cactus recipe?
Ha. I love that you asked that! That’s a very good guess 😉
Autumn!!! Holy crap!!! I am so excited for you! All the exclamation points and rhubarb!!!! Mega congratulations!!!!
!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!
Woohooo!! Congrats! Exciting times ahead. It’s such a labour a love (and commitment!). I eagerly await it.
Thank you, Tamika!
Oh my goodness, congratulations! That’s just wonderful news. I can’t wait to hold it! xo
Thank you, Maggie! I hope to see you soon… It has been too long!
That’s wonderful, Autumn!! Yay! Ha, it’s so true, “news” either means baby or cookbook for bloggers 🙂
Hahaha. Right? I’m glad I’m not the only one that thinks so. Thank you, Nicole.
I really can’t wait for this Autumn. Such great news!!
That means so much coming from you, Julia <3 Thank you!
Hooray! And, though also childless, I think you’re wrong. It is a baby – just a different kind. Exciting!
true story! Thank you, Kate!
Over the moon excited for you and to read this book . . . Congrats, Autumn!
I really appreciate that, Nikki! Thank you.
Yay cookbook! Congratulations!
Yay cookbook is right! 😉 Thanks, Eileen.
Squee! I am so incredibly excited for you, lady! I cannot wait to see this book come together!
Thank you, Courtney! It really means a lot to me to have you three (albeit on the other side of the country now) rooting for me <3
EEEEEAAHHHHHH!!! YES! Congrats!
Hahaha! Thank you, Billy!
Yay, Autumn! I’m so excited for you! Congratulations!!!!
Thank you, my dear! Miss you!
Can’t wait to see it, Autumn! So many congratulations!!
Thank you, Kaela! <3
Congratulations! So exciting (and whoa, that is the craziest day ever!). Can’t wait to read it!
Thank you, Steph! It was truly crazy and made even more crazy by the fact that I had to keep it secret for a good while after it happened. As always, I appreciate your sweet comments and support. 🙂
Wow! That is so incredibly exciting!! Congratulations, I can’t wait to see it!
Thank you, Kate!
Yay!! That’s awesome girlfriend.. I’m so excited for you.
Congrats and great work! I can’t wait!
Autumn, I’m sooooooo stoked to read this! I’m just catching up on my blog reading (I’m obviously way behind) and I was thrilled to find this. 🙂 When the time comes, let me know what I can do to support you. xoxo
How did I miss this??! So excited for you girl, and you know I’ll be talking the heck out of your book when it comes out. xo
I had heard this great news at LREI! Hope it’s progressing well. Can’t wait to see it. Did you get my email? Would love to come visit now we are in Phoenix!
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