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Erica Bauermeister

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Born

Pasadena, California, The United States

Website

http://www.ericabauermeister.com

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction

Influences

E.M. Forster, Jane Austen, Susan Vreeland, Joanne Harris Alice Hoffman ...more

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February 2009

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Erica Bauermeister is the NYT bestselling author of five novels -- The Scent Keeper (a Reese's Book Club pick), The School of Essential Ingredients, Joy for Beginners, The Lost Art of Mixing, and a new novel, No Two Persons, due out in May of 2023. She has also written a memoir, House Lessons: Renovating a Life and is the co-author of two readers' guides: 500 Great Books by Women and Let's Hear It For the Girls. She currently lives in Port Townsend, Wa with her husband and 238 wild deer. ...more

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Average rating: 3.87 · 106,221 ratings · 14,301 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Scent Keeper 3.94 avg rating — 56,912 ratings — published 2019 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The School of Essential Ingredients 3.83 avg rating — 28,731 ratings — published 2009 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joy for Beginners 3.70 avg rating — 8,260 ratings — published 2011 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Art of Mixing 3.68 avg rating — 7,614 ratings — published 2013 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	House Lessons: Renovating a Life 4.05 avg rating — 1,931 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Two Persons 4.28 avg rating — 1,703 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	500 Great Books by Women by Erica Bauermeister (Goodreads Author), Holly Smith, Jesse Larsen 3.94 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let's Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14 by Erica Bauermeister (Goodreads Author), Holly Smith 3.97 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1997 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	13 donne a tavola: Racconti e ricette al femminile by Erica Bauermeister (Goodreads Author), Laura Bonalumi, Elena Chigiotti 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seattle Center by Erica Bauermeister (Goodreads Author), Chris Jacobson (Photographer), Joe Poehlman (Photographer) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The School of Essential Ingredients (2 books)
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Oh wow. What a high-wire writing act this book is, and how brilliantly Melinda Moustakis did it. The subject is homesteading in 1956-59 Alaska (right as it is becoming a state). This is a place of rough and broken people, and dangerous and gorgeous s ...more
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There's a particular kind of feminism that comes out in novels about women post World War II. The certain knowledge that the skills, the intelligence, the will and the willingness were there, only to have the opportunity taken away when the men come ...more
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Erica Bauermeister rated a book it was amazing Greenwood by Michael Christie (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I've been reading lots of books about trees recently (The Golden Spruce, Overstory, Eucalyptus), and this one is right there with the best of them. I love it when the structure of a book reinforces its message, and Greenwood takes you back in time, f ...more
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“Each person's heart breaks in it's own way. Every cure will be different, but there are some things we all need. Before anything else, we need to feel safe.”
― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients

tags: heartbreak

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“Life is beautiful. Some people just remind you of that more than others.”
― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients

tags: beautiful, life

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“They said - Adults need to have fun so children will want to grow up.”
― Erica Bauermeister, Joy for Beginners

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July BoTM Nominations ~ "Hello Sunshine- Reese Witherspoon's Book Club Picks" ~ Final Poll

The Sanatorium

by Sarah Pearse

12 votes, 38.7%

The Scent Keeper

by Erica Bauermeister

5 votes, 16.1%

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

by Balli Kaur Jaswal

5 votes, 16.1%

This Is How It Always Is

by Laurie Frankel

4 votes, 12.9%

Whisper Network

by Chandler Baker

3 votes, 9.7%

The Chicken Sisters

by K.J. Dell'Antonia

2 votes, 6.5%

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