The Buzz...About Books

According to the American Pie Council, January 23rd was National Pie Day.   I don't know about you, but I think pie is a great thing to celebrate.    This is a day that we should adopt here in Canada.

When I came across this information, it occurred to me that there are quite a number of books with Pie in their title.   I guess I'm not the only one who loves pie! 

Here are a few of them.  Can you think of any others?

Canadian Pie by Will Ferguson.  This is three-time Stephen Leacock Medal winner (and Giller Prize winner) Will Ferguson's collection of humourous tales of his travels in Canada.

Christmas Pudding and Pigeon Pie by Nancy Mitford. Two early comic novels by British novelist Nancy Mitford together in one volume.  Pigeon Pie is set during the beginning of the Second World War (it was originally published in 1940) and is a satirical story about the aristocratic Sophia who becomes bored with volunteering at first aid posts and sets about unravelling a German spy network.
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer.  In 1946, author Juliet Ashton is having a terrible time finding inspiration for her next book. Then she receives a letter from Guernsey Island, and learns of a unique book club formed on the spur of the moment as an alibi to protect its members from arrest by the occupying Germans during the war. Captivated, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds there will change her life forever. One of my all-time favourites!
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The Pigeon Pie Mystery by Julia Stuart.  Another quirky tale by the author set in one of Britain's Historical Royal Palaces, this time in Hampton Court Palace.  Read more about it in this blog post on lady sleuths.
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The Sweetness in the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley.  The first book in Canadian Alan Bradley's popular series featuring the young sleuth, Flavia de Luce.  Winner of the 2007 Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger.  The most recent book in the series, The Dead in their Vaulted Arches has just arrived.  Place your hold now.
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Of course, no list about books with pie in the title would be complete without the classic children's book of poetry, Alligator Pie by our own Dennis Lee. 

It's also available in eBook.

 All together now…  "Alligator pie, alligator pie, if I don't get some, I think I'm going to die!…

If all this talk of pie has made you hungry for some, check out one of the many cookbooks about baking available through Toronto Public Library. Here are some specifically about pie:

Wanda's Pie in the Sky: Pies, Cakes, Cookies, Squares and More by Wanda Beaver.  Cookbook by the owner of the well-known Kensington Market (formerly Yorkville) bakery.

Perfect Pies and More: All New Pies, Cookies, Bars and Cakes from America's Pie Baking Champion by Michele Stuart.  Also available in eBook.

The Everything Pie Cookbook by Kelly Jaggers