As part of my research on food in WWI I read The Eat-Less-Meat Cookbook by Dorothy Peel. Not a vegetarian book, really, with a focus on British wartime food restrictions there is a strong emphasis on conserving what might otherwise be wasted, such as leftover meat scraps or fat. But this is one of the better written cookbooks I've read for this project. Her writing is clear and really well thought out. I've flagged a number of recipes to try out in the next few weeks

When it was first published a few years ago I picked up a copy of Memory's Legion by James S. A. Cory. At the time I had burned my way through The Expanse, all 9 novels and the TV series, but stalled out when it came to reading this collection of short stories and novellas. I had forgotten how much I enjoy their writing, the depth they bring to characters makes for really addictive reading.