I noticed this in particular doing #BooksAreMyJam, I would sometimes think of a good pairing but not have the physical book to do it with

Salted caramel paired with Carry On by @[email protected] I remember when the salted caramel trend was suddenly everywhere, which reminds me of this magical system relying on living usage The final day of #BooksAreMyJam! What other book would you add and what jam would it go with?

Strawberry rhubarb paired with The Raven Tower by @[email protected]: rhubarb is another word for nonsense, and the narrator of this linguistically intriguing book is barred from nonsense out of danger it'll become true Day 23 of #BooksAreMyJam

Strawberry passion fruit paired with The Language of Food by Dan Jurafsky, since I've eaten both fruits under many names: fraise, erdbeere, maracuyá, lilikoi... Day 21 of #BooksAreMyJam, in which I pair a linguistics-y book from my shelves with today's jam from the Bonne Maman #jamvent calendar

Blackcurrant peach with Sichuan peppercorns paired with True Biz by @[email protected] (my much-battered copy from taking it with me to ASL camp last summer), for the feeling of being simultaneously numb and on fire Day 20 of #BooksAreMyJam

Mandarins, Italian paired with Index, a History of the by Dennis Duncan Day 19 of #BooksAreMyJam, in which I pair a language-y book from my shelves with today's jam from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar

Cinnamon clementine pear, a bright yellow jam which I found particularly delicious, paired with a bright yellow Because Internet that I wrote myself! Day 17 of #BooksAreMyJam, in which I pair linguistics-y books from my shelves with each day's jam from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar

Orange yuzu grapefruit marmelade paired with Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn for their shared Z. It taught me what an episolary novel and a pangram were as a young person and cemented our @[email protected] partnership early on when we realized we were both fans of it Day 16 of #BooksAreMyJam

When I visited Australia a few years ago it was mango season, so I've paired this ginger mango jam with Gesture: A Slim Guide by @[email protected], who's my cohost on @[email protected] and the reason I was there! Day 14 of #BooksAreMyJam