I noticed this in particular doing #BooksAreMyJam, I would sometimes think of a good pairing but not have the physical book to do it with
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Carry On by Rainbow Rowell next to a tiny pot of salted caramel spread from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
Salted caramel paired with Carry On by @rainbowrowell.bsky.social
I remember when the salted caramel trend was suddenly everywhere, which reminds me of this magical system relying on living usage
The final day of #BooksAreMyJam!
What other book would you add and what jam would it go with?
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The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie next to a tiny pot of Strawberry Rhubarb jam from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
Strawberry rhubarb paired with The Raven Tower by @annleckie.com: rhubarb is another word for nonsense, and the narrator of this linguistically intriguing book is barred from nonsense out of danger it'll become true
Day 23 of #BooksAreMyJam
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The Language of Food: A linguist reads the menu by Dan Jurafsky next to a tiny pot of Strawberry passionfruit jam from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
Strawberry passion fruit paired with The Language of Food by Dan Jurafsky, since I've eaten both fruits under many names: fraise, erdbeere, maracuyá, lilikoi...
Day 21 of #BooksAreMyJam, in which I pair a linguistics-y book from my shelves with today's jam from the Bonne Maman #jamvent calendar
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True Biz by Sara Nović next to a tiny pot of Blackcurrant peach with Sichuan peppercorn jam from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
Blackcurrant peach with Sichuan peppercorns paired with True Biz by @novicsara.bsky.social (my much-battered copy from taking it with me to ASL camp last summer), for the feeling of being simultaneously numb and on fire
Day 20 of #BooksAreMyJam
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Index, A History of the: A bookish adventure from medieval manuscripts to the digital age by Dennis Duncan next to a tiny pot of Italian mandarins jam from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
Mandarins, Italian paired with Index, a History of the by Dennis Duncan
Day 19 of #BooksAreMyJam, in which I pair a language-y book from my shelves with today's jam from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
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Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch next to a tiny pot of cinnamon clementine pear jam from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
Cinnamon clementine pear, a bright yellow jam which I found particularly delicious, paired with a bright yellow Because Internet that I wrote myself!
Day 17 of #BooksAreMyJam, in which I pair linguistics-y books from my shelves with each day's jam from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
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Ella Minnow Pea: A novel in letters by Mark Dunn next to a tiny pot of orange yuzu grapefruit marmelade from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
Orange yuzu grapefruit marmelade paired with Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn for their shared Z. It taught me what an episolary novel and a pangram were as a young person and cemented our @lingthusiasm.bsky.social partnership early on when we realized we were both fans of it
Day 16 of #BooksAreMyJam
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Gesture: A Slim Guide by Lauren Gawne next to a tiny pot of Ginger mango jam from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
When I visited Australia a few years ago it was mango season, so I've paired this ginger mango jam with Gesture: A Slim Guide by @superlinguo.bsky.social, who's my cohost on @lingthusiasm.bsky.social and the reason I was there!
Day 14 of #BooksAreMyJam
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Proto: How one ancient language went global by Laura Spinney next to a tiny pot of honey apricot jam from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
Did you know that a word for honey but not for bees has been reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European, leading to theories that they traded for honey?
Honey apricot with Proto: How one ancient language went global by @lauraspinney.bsky.social
Day 13 of #BooksAreMyJam
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To Shape A Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose next to a tiny pot of blueberry lychee rose jam from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
Blueberry, lychee, rose jam paired with To Shape A Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
An Indigenous girl learns to work with a dragon in an alt history of American colonization (with really interesting linguistic elements) plus a jam featuring fruits from both places
#BooksAreMyJam Day 10
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Language Made Plain, a very plain yellowing old school 1970s paperback, by Anthony Burgess, next to a tiny pot of vanilla caramel spread from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
Vanilla caramel, a classic flavour, with the oldest pop linguistics book I own, a used copy of Language Made Plain by Anthony Burgess
(yes, the Clockwork Orange guy also wrote an intro to linguistics - the penciled flyleaf reminds me I bought it used for 50¢, in high school)
#BooksAreMyJam day 9
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The Language Lover's Puzzle book by Alex Bellos next to a tiny pot of Bonne Maman jam reading Lemon verbena white nectarine and peach and the winter landscape art of the jamvent calendar
Lemon verbena white nectarine and peach with The Language Lover's Puzzle book by @alexbellos.bsky.social
This wordlist feels like the intro to a word problem, and this book contains language puzzles in profusion, plus solutions if you get stuck & context notes on the languages
#BooksAreMyJam day 8
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The Fifth Season by NK Jemison next to a tiny pot of Bonne Maman caramel coffee spread from the jamvent calendar
Coffee caramel spread paired with The Fifth Season by @nkjemisin.bsky.social (whose geology-based swear word system I loved linguistically) for their extensive histories of systemic exploitation
It's day 7 of #BooksAreMyJam!
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The Odyssey by Homer translated by Emily Wilson next to a tiny pot of lavender apricot jam from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
Lavender and apricot are foods that underwent long and meandering journeys through the ancient world to get to us today, so I'm pairing them with The Odyssey (translation by Emily Wilson)
It's day 6 of #BooksAreMyJam!
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Babel by RF Kuang next to a tiny pot of Pomme Caramel à la Cannelle (Apple Cinnamon Caramel) spread from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
Apple cinnamon caramel, with Babel by @rfkuang.bsky.social: an initial rush of sweetness, a lingering aftertaste that's far more complex. A book about the tension of translation as powerful magic
Day 5 of #BooksAreMyJam
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True Color: The strange and spectacular quest to define color — from Azure to Zinc Pink book by Kory Stamper Alongside the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar with cerise et feuille de violette (Cherry and violet leaf)
Cerise and violette are both foods that double as colour terms, so Day 4 #BooksAreMyJam is @korystamper.bsky.social True Color, about the history of writing colour definitions in black and white dictionaries. This is my advance copy but it's coming out next year and I highly recommend it!
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Hellspark by Janet Kagen next to Quetsches et Poires à la Badiane (prune plum and pear with anise) jam from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
I had to look up two words from the name of this jam, both of which turned out to be familiar foods viewed differently (prune plum and pear with anise), so I've paired it with Hellspark, Janet Kagen's sf book of translation and cultural miscommunication
It's #BooksAreMyJam Day 3!
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Talking Hands by Margalit Fox: In a remote village where everyone speaks sign language, scientists are discovering the essential ingredients of all human language -- and uncovering the workings of the human mind. Book sitting next to a tiny pot of Bonne Maman figue et cardamome (fig cardamom) jam, on a background of the whole Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
Talking Hands with fig cardamom jam! Journalist Margalit Fox joins linguists on a field expedition to document Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language (and eats a few figs and dates along the way)
Day 2 of pairing books I love with jams from the Bonne Maman #jamvent calendar, because #BooksAreMyJam
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Day 1 of #BooksAreMyJam!
Blueberry Maple jam, with Linguaphile: A life of language love by Julie Sedivy.
A classic Canadian flavour duo + this book about @juliesedivy.bsky.social's relationship with language through her childhood in Montreal, later research as a linguist, and more
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