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This year, we had an impressive 24 entries<\/strong> from students, librarians and staff, along with family, friends and retirees. There are few restrictions in creating an edible book \u2013 namely that the creation be edible and have something to do with a book. Today\u2019s entries covered all genres \u2013 from fiction to non-fiction, animals, food, classics, contemporary titles and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to promoting the reading of books, we also use this event to promote and \u201cjudge\u201d the creativity of our colleagues and friends in creating edible books. Thank you to the two esteemed judges: Brian Gray, associate dean for collections (non-edible collections), and Usha (oo-sh-uh), student staff member in the CECH Library. And the winners are…<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Congratulations to all the edible books creators! View the entries and the winners on the UC Libraries Facebook Page<\/a>. See you next year for Edible Books 2026!<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The University of Cincinnati Libraries celebrated the International Edible Books Festival on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. This year, we had an impressive 24 entries from students, librarians and staff, along with family, friends and retirees. There are few restrictions in … Continue reading ![\"carrots\"](\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/carrots.png\")
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Popular books represented on screen and now as edible books were \u201cDune,\u201d \u201cBridgerton,\u201d \u201cPride and Prejudice,\u201d and \u201cTwilight.\u201d Children\u2019s books made for popular edible books. This year we had \u201cCharlotte\u2019s Web,\u201d \u201cFreckle Juice,\u201d \u201cToo Many Carrots,\u201d \u201cBlack Hearts in Buttersea,\u201d and \u201cMatilda.\u201d Young Adult books made a presence this year with \u201cDiary of a Wimpy Kid\u201d and \u201cHarry Potter.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Animals were a theme this year with \u201cPenguin Island,\u201d \u201cDragons Love Tacos\u201d and \u201cHow to Eat Fried Worms.\u201d Both fiction, \u201cThe Warmth of Other Suns,\u201d \u201cGrapes of Wrath,\u201d \u201cThe Silver Bone\u201d and \u201cWhite Teeth,\u201d and non-fiction, \u201cEyes on the Prize,\u201d \u201cAn Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits,\u201d and \u201cHow Infrastructure Works: Inside Systems that Shape our World\u201d were represented. Along with the 18th<\/sup>-century classic \u201cDe montibus, silvis, fontibus\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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