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Author of SWEET NOTHINGS: CONFESSIONS OF A CANDY LOVER and AFTER THE ECLIPSE.
The Adroit Journal interview with Kristi Dilallo Osorio
The Adroit Journal interview with Kristi Dilallo Osorio
Sarah Perry is the author of the memoir After the Eclipse, which was named a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, a Poets & Writers Notable Nonfiction Debut, and a Barnes & Noble Dis…
Interview with Hurley Winkler for The Creative Independent
Interview with Hurley Winkler for The Creative Independent
Interview with Fully Booked!
Interview with Fully Booked!
Excellent Sweet Nothings review at Book Reporter!
Excellent Sweet Nothings review at Book Reporter!
A taxonomy of sweetness, a rhapsody of artificial flavors, and a multi-faceted theory of pleasure, SWEET NOTHINGS is made up of 100 illustrated micro essays organized by candy color, from the red of Pop Rocks to the purple Jelly Bonbon in the Whitman’s Sampler. Each entry is a meditation on taste and texture, a memory unlocked. Everyone’s favorites --- and least favorites --- are carefully considered, including Snickers and Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter Cups, as well as the beloved Good n’ Plenty and Werther’s Originals. An expert guide and exquisite writer, Sarah Perry asks such pressing questions as: Twizzlers or Red Vines? Why are Mentos eaters so maniacally happy? And in THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, how could Edmund sell out his siblings for, of all things, Turkish delight?
Read Along with Me at Shelf Awareness
Read Along with Me at Shelf Awareness
Welcome to the Web site for Shelf Awareness: Daily Enlightenment for the Book Trade, the free e-mail newsletter dedicated to helping the people in stores, ...
Colorado State Highlight
Colorado State Highlight
For Sarah Perry, assistant professor in the English department, choosing a favorite candy extends far beyond the debate between sweet and sour.
10 New Nonfiction Book Releases of February 2025
10 New Nonfiction Book Releases of February 2025
February is full of incredible books that will challenge you, educate you, and comfort you through difficult times.
Twizzlers Essay in the Wall Street Journal!
Twizzlers Essay in the Wall Street Journal!
Sarah Perry: Go Toward Your Obsessions
Sarah Perry: Go Toward Your Obsessions
In this interview, author Sarah Perry discusses how resolving to write for 100 days straight led to her new essay collection, Sweet Nothings.
BookPage Review of Sweet Nothings
BookPage Review of Sweet Nothings
Sweet but never saccharine, Sarah Perry’s collection of essays about candy, Sweet Nothings, is a book worth savoring.
How Many Licks? On Tootsie Pops, Desire and the Science of Delayed Gratification
How Many Licks? On Tootsie Pops, Desire and the Science of Delayed Gratification
An über-candy, the psychic template for American lollipops. A serious classic, unstoppable, good fresh and good old and good even after having melted in the car, when you have to pull the wrapper o…
32 Books We Can’t Wait to Read: February 2025 — Write or Die Magazine
32 Books We Can’t Wait to Read: February 2025 — Write or Die Magazine
Publisher's Weekly Review of Sweet Nothings!
Publisher's Weekly Review of Sweet Nothings!
Candies serve as the jumping-off points for these delectable essays from memoirist Perry (After the Eclipse). “Sex and sugar are...
Books Are Magic Sweet Nothings launch recording
Books Are Magic Sweet Nothings launch recording
Get a copy of Sarah's newest essay collection here: https://booksaremagic.net/sweet-nothings
SWEET NOTHINGS | Kirkus Reviews
SWEET NOTHINGS | Kirkus Reviews
Navigating the candyverse, and memory, from Andes to Zero.
Original Forsyth Harmon illustrations for PCRF
Original Forsyth Harmon illustrations for PCRF
When you purchase an original illustration from Sarah Perry's Sweet Nothings, all proceeds go to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.
Polyamory Essay in Huffington Post
Polyamory Essay in Huffington Post
"I wasn’t thrilled to learn about her ... She was so beautiful, and, more threateningly, she was local, while I was not."
Writing and book info
Writing and book info
Give to Comfort Cases--backpacks for foster children
Give to Comfort Cases--backpacks for foster children
Comfort Cases are backpacks filled with comfort and personal care items for youth entering the foster care system.
Give to Animal Haven --the good people who brought you Ziggy (donations doubled on Giving Tuesday)
Give to Animal Haven --the good people who brought you Ziggy (donations doubled on Giving Tuesday)
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