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24 books recommended for fans of Oranges by John McPhee, tied together by themes of Essays, Literary Collections, and Cooking.

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The Physiology of Taste — Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

The Physiology of Taste

Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

The Best American Food Writing 2021 — Gabrielle Hamilton

The Best American Food Writing 2021

Gabrielle Hamilton

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

We are Each Other’s Harvest Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy — Natalie Baszile

We are Each Other’s Harvest Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy

Natalie Baszile

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

The Best American Food Writing 2022 — Sohla El-Waylly

The Best American Food Writing 2022

Sohla El-Waylly

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

All American Christmas A Collection — Rachel Campos-Duffy

All American Christmas A Collection

Rachel Campos-Duffy

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

The Book of Tea — 岡倉覚三

The Book of Tea

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2025 — Bryant Terry

The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2025

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

The Book of Difficult Fruit Arguments for the Tart, Tender, and Unruly (with recipes) — Kate Lebo

The Book of Difficult Fruit Arguments for the Tart, Tender, and Unruly (with recipes)

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

The Best American Food Writing 2023 — Mark Bittman

The Best American Food Writing 2023

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat — Oliver Sacks

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

The Pleasures of English Food — Alan Davidson

The Pleasures of English Food

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

The Kitchen Whisperers Cooking with the Wisdom of Our Friends — Dorothy Kalins

The Kitchen Whisperers Cooking with the Wisdom of Our Friends

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

How to Clean Everything A Practical, Down to Earth Guide for Anyone Who Doesn’t Know Where to Start — Ann Russell

How to Clean Everything A Practical, Down to Earth Guide for Anyone Who Doesn’t Know Where to Start

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

People of the Good God — Hardy Jones

People of the Good God

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

The Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette 50th Anniversay Edition — Nancy Tuckerman

The Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette 50th Anniversay Edition

Nancy Tuckerman

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

Grand Forks A History of American Dining in 128 Reviews — Marilyn Hagerty

Grand Forks A History of American Dining in 128 Reviews

Marilyn Hagerty

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

Best Food Writing 2010 — Holly Hughes

Best Food Writing 2010

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

Bite by Bite Nourishments and Jamborees — Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Bite by Bite Nourishments and Jamborees

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

City Country Coast Our House Your Home — Soho House

City Country Coast Our House Your Home

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

Dancing with the Red Devil: a Memoir of Love, Hope, Family and Cancer — Sarah Standing

Dancing with the Red Devil: a Memoir of Love, Hope, Family and Cancer

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

How to Lose Friends and Influence No One — Mary Giuliani

How to Lose Friends and Influence No One

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

A Curious Invitation The Forty Greatest Parties in Literature — Suzette Field

A Curious Invitation The Forty Greatest Parties in Literature

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

Sweet Nothings Confessions of a Candy Lover — Sarah Perry

Sweet Nothings Confessions of a Candy Lover

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections • Cooking

In Suspect Terrain — John McPhee

In Suspect Terrain

Themes: Essays • Literary Collections

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Essays, Literary Collections, Cooking — the same threads that run through Oranges by John McPhee. Among the authors featured: Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Gabrielle Hamilton, Natalie Baszile, Sohla El-Waylly, and others.

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