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Well Read Cookies

Beautiful Biscuits Inspired by Great Literature

About The Book

Curling up with a book was never so delicious.

This gorgeous, whimsical book celebrates beloved works of literature in the shape of beautiful iced biscuits. Feast your eyes on mouth-watering classics in full colour from Jane Austen and Mary Shelley to Tolkien and F. Scott Fitzgerald, modern masterpieces by Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman, Geraldine Brooks and Melissa Ashley, and beloved children’s tales by Dr. Seuss and J.K. Rowling.

With all the tender love and care of a true book lover, writer and baker extraordinaire Lauren Chater shows you how to translate your favourite books to the plate – and start making your very own sweet morsels of edible art. Filled with beautiful photographs and insider tips on achieving cookie nirvana, now you can have your books and eat them too.

Lauren Chater is the founder of the popular blog, The Well Read Cookie, and author of the acclaimed historical novel The Lace Weaver.

About The Author

Photograph © Ben Williams

Lauren Chater is the author of the historical novels The Lace Weaver, Gulliver's Wife, The Winter Dress and The Beauties. In 2018 she was awarded a grant by the Neilma Sidney Literary Fund, and The Winter Dress was longlisted for the 2022 ARA Historical Novel Prize. IG: @lauren_chater_author and visit laurenchater.com.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia (October 22, 2018)
  • Length: 200 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781925596373

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