"The Forager's Chefs Club has everything I love in a novel: complex characters, beautifully described settings, a ton of heart and empathy, and incredible food. Curl up with this one by the fire and enjoy." -J. Ryan Stradal, New York Times bestselling author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest and national bestsellers Saturday Night at the Late-Night Supper Club and The Lager Queen of Minnesota "What a treat-it's not often that foragers get to see our pastime realistically depicted in a work of fiction. I had to stay up late in my hammock reading by moonlight just to find out how the threads of all five forager chefs were tied together in the end." -Samuel Thayer, foraging expert and author of Sam Thayer's Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants, winner of the 2023 National Outdoor Book Award, Incredible Wild Edibles: 36 Plants That Will Change Your Life, and Nature's Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants "Michigan native Walston, an avid gardener/forager now living on a small homestead in rural northern Virginia, showcases the bounty of her home state and develops an array of interesting contestants within this novel's effective competition construct, which has the excitement and feel of high-stakes reality TV. Readers will relish the abundant descriptions of food and drink. A flavorful mélange of intriguing characters and Top Chef-style reality TV." -Kirkus Reviews "Rita Mace Walston's The Forager Chefs Club is a love letter to foraging and cooking, full of mouthwatering descriptions, cooking tips, and even a few recipes. Walston highlights the world of competitive cooking with a deft eye, chronicling the ups and downs of the competitors. This heartfelt story will keep you reading." -Ellen Birkett Morris, author of Beware the Tall Grass: A Novel and Lost Girls: Short Stories "This novel has it all: suspense, wisdom, humor, intelligence, and so much great food! The competitors are all wonderfully distinct and memorable, and the...