{"id":21412,"date":"2013-03-26T12:58:56","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T16:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=21412"},"modified":"2013-04-01T14:56:35","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T18:56:35","slug":"hungry-bite-into-an-edible-book-with-uc-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2013\/03\/hungry-bite-into-an-edible-book-with-uc-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungry?! Bite into an Edible Book with UC Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"unbirthday\"<\/a>Once again, the University of Cincinnati Libraries will celebrate the International Edible Books Festival with an event scheduled for Monday, April 1 from 12:30-1:30pm on the 5th floor lobby of Langsam Library<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

At the event, nearly 20 participants will present their edible creations that represent a book in some form.<\/p>\n

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There are few restrictions in creating an edible book – namely that the creation be edible and have something to do with a book. Submitted entries include such edible titles as The Lonely Carrot <\/em>and Blackberry Winter. <\/em>The 2012 200th anniversary of the first printing of Grimms’ Fairy Tales <\/em>inspired multiple entries this year including Hans Christian Anderson’s The Princess and the Pea, Rapunzel, and Grimms’ Fairy Tales<\/em>. Contemporary fiction such as She’s Come Undone<\/em> and favorite children’s books such as Charlotte’s Web<\/em>, among other literary greats, will also be represented. This year, for the first time, there will be a remote entry with Emily Waisanen’s The Book Monster<\/em>.<\/p>\n

As in years past, entries will be judged according to such categories as “Most Literary,” “Most Edible,” “Long Overdue,” and “Most Gruesome.” In addition, the “Top Student Entry” will receive a $25 Visa gift card. After the entries are judged they will be consumed and enjoyed by all in attendance.<\/p>\n

According to the International Edible Book Festival Web site, the edible book was initiated by librarian and artist Judith A. Hoffberg during a 1999 Thanksgiving celebration with book artists. It became an international celebration in 2000 when artist B\u00e9atrice Coron launched the Books2Eat Web site<\/a>. Traditionally, the event is celebrated on April 1st (April Fools’ Day) to mark the birthday of Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826), a French lawyer and politician who became famous for his book, Physiologie du gout<\/em> (The Physiology of Taste). You can see images of the 2012 edible books on the Libraries Facebook<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

The Libraries International Edible Books Festival is free and open to the public. Come to celebrate (and eat) “books good enough to eat.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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