Emily Addams, foodie professor of women’s studies at Arbor State, finds herself an unlikely suspect in the poisoning of a man she barely knows—Professor Peter Elliott of Plant Biology, the hot shot developer of a new genetically engineered corn. How did her cornbread end up in his hand as he lay on the smelly muck of the university’s historic hog yard? In a quest to find the real culprit, Emily and her network discover some of the dark secrets of a university that is itself tainted by an … [Read more...] about Oink. A Food for Thought Mystery by J. L. Newton
Interview with Author – J.L. Newton
About J.L. Newton: Judith Newton is the author and co-editor of five nonfiction books on British women writers, feminist criticism, women in history, and men’s movements. Her food memoir, Tasting Home, came out in 2013 and won twelve independent press awards. Her first novel, Oink. A Food for Thought Mystery, has been listed by BookBub.Com as one of the funniest books coming this spring. As a professor, and frequent director, of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at U.C. Davis for … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – J.L. Newton
Oink. A Food for Thought Mystery by J.L. Newton
Emily Addams, foodie professor of women’s studies at Arbor State, finds herself an unlikely suspect in the poisoning of a man she barely knows—Professor Peter Elliott of Plant Biology, the hot shot developer of a new genetically engineered corn. How did her cornbread end up in his hand as he lay on the smelly muck of the university’s historic pig pen? In a quest to find the real culprit, Emily and her multicultural network discover some of the dark secrets of a university that is itself tainted … [Read more...] about Oink. A Food for Thought Mystery by J.L. Newton
