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Eliza Cross

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Born
in Providence, Rhode Island, The United States
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Cooking, Food & Wine, Home & Garden, Nonfiction

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Eliza Cross is the author of 17 books including her latest, 101 Things To Do With a Smoker, with easy, approachable recipes for adding wood-fired flavor to everything from cinnamon rolls to beef stew.

She is the founder of BENSA Bacon Lovers Society and shares bacon recipes, food festivals and artisan bacon makers. She blogs at Happy Simple Living with easy recipes and ideas for simplifying life.

Eliza lives with her family near Denver.
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Eliza Cross Hi, Kim! I love to read uplifting fiction with quirky characters, and biographies about people who have done good things, and memoirs with happy endin…moreHi, Kim! I love to read uplifting fiction with quirky characters, and biographies about people who have done good things, and memoirs with happy endings, and "how-to" books, and books about food, and travel books, and spiritual books, and cookbooks, and books about homes and interior design, and humor books, and marketing books, and the occasional dog book. (Can you tell that I've been waiting my whole life for someone to ask this question?) What about you--what books do you like to read?(less)
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101 Things To Do With Bacon
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The Quinoa Quookbook
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Pumpkin It Up!
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101 Things To Do With a Pickle
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101 Things to Do With Pumpkin
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Bacon, Beans, and Beer
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Healthy as F*ck by Oonagh Duncan
Healthy as F*ck: The Habits You Need to Get Lean, Stay Healthy, and Kick Ass at Life
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
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Whistling Past the Graveyard
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The Mother-Daughter Book Club
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The Five-Star Weekend (Sommer in Nantucket, #1)
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The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
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Whistler
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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message 6: by Kim
May 23, 2015 03:26PM

Kim sent you some book recommendations


message 5: by Christine
Jun 03, 2014 02:12PM

Christine Hatfield Thanks for being my friend


message 4: by L
Jun 20, 2012 12:08PM

L Dear Eliza,
I would like to thank you for being my friend here on Goodreads. I am looking forward to reading your work immensly, which sounds utterly inspiring & thought-provoking and something which i cannot wait to delve into. Thank you!
Lucinda x


message 3: by Savannah
Jun 06, 2012 09:12PM

Savannah Eliza, thank you for the friendship.
Stay naughty,
Savannah
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message 2: by Kris
Apr 21, 2012 02:35PM

Kris Neri Good to connect with you here, Eliza. I'm looking forward to reading your reviews.

Kris

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message 1: by Maureen
Apr 11, 2012 08:50AM

Maureen Mullis Hi Eliza! Thank you for inviting a fellow author into your circle of friends here on Goodreads. I hope you'll add my novels What Would Nancy Do?, In the Company of Women, The Christmas to Remember and Finding Normal to your to-read list. I look forward to reading your book reviews and recommendations. Happy reading!


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