Novelist Database
Got barbeque? While many of us see barbeque as an emblem of Southern history, some archaeologists regard it as the most ancient cooking technique on earth, citing evidence of barbeque pits found at sites dating back to 25,000 B.C. Throughout the U.S. it is considered a mainstay at church picnics, political rallies and private parties. Hundreds of thousands of variations on an authentic recipe are cleverly clipped for keeps or encrypted on index cards and tucked away in virtually every American kitchen. Survey the 50 states and you’ll soon discover a cornucopia of finger-licking festivals, each boasting its own local, no-nonsense competition aiming to pin a ribbon on the ideal expression of what has become an American art form.
Want to know how you can add an item to your May reading list that features barbeque in the plot? Check out Novelist — a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. Here’s how it works:
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From the EBR Library home page (URL: http://www.ebr.lib.la.us), click Online Databases on the left navigation menu.
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Click Enter on the next screen (Patrons outside the library must enter your full library card number first.).
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Under My Library’s Databases, click Novelist.
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On the Novelist home page, notice the various tabs; click Search our Database.
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Scan the list that appears; click Describe a Plot.
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In the blank text box, type Barbeque.
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Check the box labeled Adult; then type publication date: 2001 – 2006.
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Click Search; this search yields 19 results.
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Click Item #1, “Secrets of the wholly grill: a novel about cravings, barbeque, and software” (2002).
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Read the reviews provided for this title to decide if this is one you’ll add to your reading list!