Description: An exciting collection of essays exploring and critically analyzing the cultural impact and nostalgia of American Girl dolls
Brief description: KC Hysmith is a writer and food scholar whose work has been featured in Southern Cultures, Eater, the Boston Globe, and Gastronomica. Hysmith is associate editor, along with fellow food scholar Marcie Cohen Ferris, of Edible North Carolina: A Journey across a State of Flavor and served as the historical editor for When Southern Women Cook: History, Lore, and 300 Recipes with Contributions from 70 Women Writers, a cookbook from America's Test Kitchen.
Review Quotes: This is a smart and accessible volume. I found myself wanting to talk about what I was reading as I made my way through the book.--Allison Horrocks, coauthor of Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can't Quit American Girl and cohost of the Dolls of Our Lives podcast