Fall and Winter ~ Time to cozy up with a good book!

Summer and fall were far too short this year, but I’m a hot weather lover and those months never last long enough for me! Although the cooler, glittery days of fall are energizing, in Colorado they signal approaching winter and we’ve already had a couple of previews of coming attractions. In my annual effort to embrace winter, my thoughts are turning from crisp white wines, lemonade, picnics, and BBQs, to rich, sultry Cabernets and full-bodied Tempranillos, slow-cooked roasts, and to huddling by a roaring fire with a good book in hand.

This issue has an abundance of suggestions to take you through the season—more than usual in our nonfiction and film sections—and some expanded artist and author profile sections that we’ll add to month-to-month. If you follow me on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter, you’ll be the first to see notifications of new content. We want to keep building what FEAST has to offer so it becomes your first stop when you are searching for the best in books, art, food, film, and travel. We love it when you comment—and we love to receive suggestions from you about your favorites too.

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Rosemary Carstens

— Editor

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FICTION: Novels for your reading pleasure. We present books that may have fallen off your radar because they did not have big promotional budgets behind them or the publishing world has moved on to the next crop–leaving behind some jewels to be discovered . . .

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NONFICTION: Often the truth truly IS stranger than fiction–if you wrote a novel that had your hero or heroine doing what some of these people do, a publisher would say “just not believable!” But here are some exciting tales from the edge that will keep you glued to the pages until the final word . . .

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FOOD: Few pleasures in life equal those found sitting around a big table enjoying well-prepared food and good wine with family or friends. Each new issue, we especially enjoy selecting a variety of new cookbooks for you to choose from, particularly those that include the cook’s story as a part of the tale.

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FILM: Films come and go quickly–and too many theaters don’t book indie or art films. Many thoughtful, engaging, and witty movies zoom past us before we even hear of them. Our suggestions are guaranteed to delight, educate, entertain, and provide a respite from the brain drain of too much Hollywood dreck . . .

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ART: Art, artists, museums, galleries, art books–we bring you beautiful images rendered by creative people and tell you where you can see them. Check this section for a few important suggestions–and catch the links to new artist profiles!

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TRAVEL: Fly, drive, swim, or whatever strikes your fancy as we highlight travel ideas or armchair adventures for when the world gets to be too much. This issue: Papua New Guinea, the Mekong River, and China!

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