Amherst Reads October 2009: Julie & Julia by Julie Powell '95

Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously
by Julie Powell '95

"Powell writes like a culinary Chris Rock--profane, honest and very funny." -The Seattle Times

• Learn more about the author (view alumni profile)
• Read the Review Julie & Julia
• Read an excerpt
  
• Listen to the interview with Dan Saltzstein '95 and Julie Powell '95
• Join the Discussion
• See more books by the author

Now a major motion picture starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, Julie & Julia is the story of Julie Powell's attempt to revitalize her marriage, restore her ambition and save her soul by cooking all 524 recipes in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I, in a period of 365 days.