Cozy Fest: andrea bennett + Hearty

In their new collection of essays Hearty: On Cooking, Eating, and Growing Food for Pleasure and Subsistence (ECW Press), andrea bennett blends personal memory and food culture. Listen to them read a piece about cooking their grandmother’s chutney (by cozy candlelight!) below.

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About our reader

A photo of writer andrea bennett, standing out in a garden of tall, conical flowers. They are a non-binary, light-skin toned person with short dark hair, wearing a yellow turtleneck, looking up towards the sunshine.

andrea bennett is a National Magazine Award–winning writer and a senior editor at The Tyee. Their writing has been published by The Walrus, Chatelaine, The Atlantic, the Globe and Mail, and many other outlets. Their first book of essays, Like a Boy but Not a Boy, was one of CBC Books’ 2020 picks for the top Canadian nonfiction of the year. Originally from Hamilton, bennett is now back on the west coast in Powell River, BC, after a stint in Montreal.

Photo of andrea by Erin Flegg.

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Thanks to andrea for reading from their book for All Lit Up’s third-annual Cozy Fest! You can learn more about Hearty, and order from ALU or your fave local bookstore (via the Shop Local button), right here.

For more to come, or to catch up on Cozy Fest, click here.