{"product_id":"love-letter-to-a-garden","title":"Love Letter to a Garden","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDebbie Millman has been named \"one of the most creative people in business\" by Fast Company, and \"one of the most influential designers working today\" by GDUSA. Millman is an illustrator, author, educator, and host of the podcast Design Matters. Broadcasting for 19 years, Design Matters is one of the first and longest running podcasts in the world. The show won a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in 2011, and Apple has named it one of their \"All Time Favorites\" three times. In 2023 the show won two Webby's, three Communicator Awards, a Signal Award, three awards from The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts, and earned an Ambie nomination. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Roxane Gay is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and the bestselling author of the books Ayiti, An Untamed State, the New York Times bestselling Bad Feminist, the nationally bestselling Difficult Women and New York Times bestselling Hunger: A Memoir of My Body. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A tender ode to the passage of time, to the quiet ways in which nature anneals and consecrates our human nature, and an exquisite testament to the personal as the supreme portal to the universal.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria Popova, writer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Wise, profound and beautiful. It will unlock your soul.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeth Godin, author of The Song of Significance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"I needed this passionate love letter--a gorgeous reminder to plant, tend, endure, wait, and discover, because only then will we gather our most nourishing dreams.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMin Jin Lee, author of Pachinko, finalist for the National Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Gardening, like love and cooking, is a contract with hope. It doesn't matter if you have a small garden or a large garden or no garden: we all need this delightful, beautiful book now more than ever. With wonderful recipes born from the combination of affection and flavor, \n\u003ci\u003eLove Letter to a Garden\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of what it means to plant the seeds of sustenance and watch them grow into nourishment not only for the body but the soul.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElissa Altman, author of Motherland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This book is everything! After reading it, I just sat with my heart in my throat laughing and tearing up. I've read and loved Millman's work for so long, but this may be my new favorite! \n\u003ci\u003eLove Letter to a Garden\u003c\/i\u003e is bold, beautiful, brilliant, and deeply personal. I have never read a book that at once makes me want to plunge my hands in the soil, hug my beloved, and cook a meal.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacqueline Woodson, author of Brown Girl Dreaming, winner of the National Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Oh, what a book! Debbie Millman is a living love letter--to creativity, curiosity, and the importance of paying exquisitely careful attention. What a delight to see these pages bloom with beauty, life, and tenderness. You will find her wisdom here, you'll see her artistry, but most importantly, you'll encounter her singular heart, gloriously and abundantly on display.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMariska Hargitay \u0026amp; Peter Hermann, Actors \u0026amp; Activists\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"While culture drags us toward the artificial, Millman returns us to real intelligence: nature's rhythm of planting, patience, bloom. As I turned each beautiful page of \n\u003ci\u003eLove Letter to a Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, I felt my heart opening and my pulse slowing as I remembered that the rhythms of Millman's garden are also the rhythms of humanity--of me. This book is a modern \n\u003ci\u003eGift from the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, reminding us that all the joy, wisdom, peace and magic we need is right here in forests, in neighborhoods, in backyards, in a single seed. As Millman awakens our awe for the miraculous planet, perhaps we'll also find the drive to save it.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlennon Doyle, author of Untamed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eLove Letter to a Garden\u003c\/i\u003e by Debbie Millman recounts how the Design Matters podcaster evolved from a houseplant-killer into an avid gardener and what it taught her about herself.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Reflective, inspirational, and meditative, this is the perfect \"off-season\" recharge for gardeners, whether aspiring or experienced. But even non-gardeners will find comfort and nourishment in a book that is as much about self-care as it is about tending a garden.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The dreamy illustrations of daisies, roses, tomato plants, and other flora will inspire in readers the same sense of awe that Millman feels while working with nature... Gardeners will relish this reverent offering.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"In this deeply personal, lovingly illustrated story of her gardening life, designer and visual artist Debbie Millman relates how she came to be a gardener. Many plants died in the process but her fascination with growing things endured, and success followed. Her writing reveals the joys of gardening the joys of gardening that no amount of failure can diminish.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe American Gardener\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A poignant, visual ode to the natural world's power to sustain, inspire, and regenerate....While there are plenty of gardening books that teach you how to irrigate a raised bed or identify an aphid infestation, there is no other book like this.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The drawings, lovely paintings, and photographs delight while enhancing Millman's thoughts and Gay's recipes. This slim, attractive, and charming book will be enjoyed by gardeners and artists interested in plants.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Page after painted page, Debbie's lifelong longing for a garden is slowly revealed as her process of becoming herself, beginning with the portal of wonder that opened the moment her grandmother told her the seeds in the apple she was eating could grow a tree... What emerges from her \n\u003ci\u003eLove Letter to a Garden\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender reminder that we are here to plant a garden in the abyss, and to trust time.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Marginalian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Queer literary power couple Debbie Millman and Roxane Gay teamed up to create the pocket-sized wonder \n\u003ci\u003eLove Letter to a Garden\u003c\/i\u003e...a comforting read that can transform your gardening and cooking skills.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The author's colorful illustrations, hand lettering and keen design sense, together with Gay's garden-based recipes for \"beautiful food\" tell an intimate story of hope and resilience.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom an award-winning artist, designer, and the host of the podcast Design Matters, this book tells the visual story of falling in love with gardening--and the philosophies that work conjures.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Debbie Millman always thought of herself as a bad gardener. Nevertheless, she kept trying. Over the years she came to realize that no one is a bad gardener--a garden is a journey that develops over time, through space, and evolves along with our hearts. In \n\u003ci\u003eLove Letter to a Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, Debbie Millman shares her journey to make and grow a garden--and the plants she has collected along the way--a process that started with handed-down houseplants from beloved friends and a lone peony. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spread throughout are simple recipes using the garden's ingredients from Millman's wife, bestselling author Roxane Gay. \n\u003ci\u003eLove Letter to a Garden\u003c\/i\u003e is a little gem of a book--an inspiring, impulse-friendly story that can be read in one setting, then shared, experienced, pollinated, and perpetuated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2025 pg. 27 (EAN 9781643264981, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/17\/2025 (EAN 9781643264981, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/11\/2025 pg. 1 (EAN 9781643264981, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Millman, Debbie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Timber Press (OR)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025-04-15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Gardening|Essays \u0026amp; Narratives|Cooking|Specific Ingredients|Vegetables|Design|Essays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Gardening|Anecdotes|Essays|Illustrated works|Recipes|Millman, Debbie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.8 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643264981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781643264981\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Timber Press (OR)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51154314363158,"sku":"SP-9781643264981","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781643264981_spiral.png?v=1774941524","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/love-letter-to-a-garden","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}