He is the author of Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore. The company chef urges her to take her product to the farmer’s market, and a whole new world opens up. But slice a little deeper, and you will discover, Sourdough is a novel about work . A wonderful, smart, quirky and hopeful journey through America's rapid blending if technology and life. ]—Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal, ★ 03/01/2018Like Sloan's debut, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, this novel twists new and old worlds together. But then, an alternative emerges: a secret market that aims to fuse food and technology. . . . The company chef urges her to take her product to the farmer’s market, and a whole new world opens up. . —Publishers Weekly, Locations & Hours The brothers close up shop, and fast. Gift Cards ―Booklist (starred review)"A wild, geeky, flour-dusted ride through the oddball food and techie communities of San Francisco . It is August 1969. Who knew there was a "Lois Club" but sure enough, it exists. A Robert Pirsig or Armisted Maupin kind of novel, but it’s about robotic arms and sourdough bread!” —Cory Doctorow of Boing Boing on KDNK Radio “On the crust, Sourdough is a buddy book . Most nights, I called ahead and waited on hold (though I was recognized, and the greeting from brother Beoreg was not "Okay to hold?" And as you may suspect, it has also succeeded in extending the parameters of my babysitting policy. —Everdeen Mason, The Washington Post “Baking, foodie culture, and a club made up of women named Lois all figure in this charming story about a coder slogging away at a trendy tech company. Soon, Lois is planning her life around baking bread, building the perfect oven and eventually getting invited to join a mysterious new food emporium that aims to redefine how we eat. .Beautiful . . TC Weekly Bestsellers At once a parody of startup culture and a foodie romp . What does an up and coming professional do? My apartment was small and dark, and I paid too much for it, and the internet was slow. . But who are these people, exactly? I wanted to wail, Don't leave me! . . Then, disaster! Enter Lois Clary, the company's new software engineer, fresh from Michigan, whose social life is at an all-time low. Sourdough promises a similar sort of tech and analog mashup, in this case involving the food industry: a software engineer learns to bake bread and uncovers a secret underground market.” —The Miami Herald“Sloan has imagined a funny and curious novel unlike anything else, a perfect combination of self-discovery through all sorts of weird passions. The depiction of startups is quite accurate but hilarious with images such as the table of dedicated slurry (read Soylent... not the only such equivalency in the book) drinkers among those enjoying the free gourmet meals. For the 2020 holiday season, returnable items shipped between October 1 and December 31 can be returned until January 31, 2021. The fundamentals of this book - the character of Lois, the main character, and her journey - feel entirely real. The computer programming aspect of this book as it relates to baking was bizarre to me. But they have one last delivery for Lois: their culture, the sourdough starter used to bake their bread. A Robert Pirsig or Armisted Maupin kind of novel, but it’s about robotic arms and sourdough bread!” —Cory Doctorow of Boing Boing on KDNK Radio “On the crust, Sourdough is a buddy book . The brothers close up shop, and fast. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. . The programmers at General Dexterity were utterly unlike my colleagues at Crowley, who had been middle-aged and chilled-out, and who enjoyed nothing as much as a patient explanation. . What a great effect. The company chef urges her to take her product to the farmer’s market, and a whole new world opens up. But they have one last delivery for Lois: their culture, the sourdough starter used to bake their bread. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. insightful . The Summer ... A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALISTJeff VanderMeer's Dead Astronauts presents a City with no name of ... A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALISTJeff VanderMeer's Dead Astronauts presents a City with no name of Bestseller List: Middle Grade Books A Robert Pirsig or Armisted Maupin kind of novel, but it’s about robotic arms and sourdough bread!” —Cory Doctorow of Boing Boing on KDNK Radio “On the crust, Sourdough is a buddy book . Beautiful . . Thanks for your continued support! [Sourdough] knows as much about the strange extremes of food as Mr. Penumbra did about the dark latitudes of the book community. a novel as delectable as its namesake." Tattered Cover Gear I have to put you on hold. He'd never actually said that before. She programs robot arms and hates the man-made slop called Slurry that her boss encourages her to eat instead of real food. The novelty of the Mazg culture (in multiple senses) is amusing and creative. Sourdough. But slice a little deeper, and you will discover, Sourdough is a novel about work . . A Robert Pirsig or Armisted Maupin kind of novel, but it’s about robotic arms and sourdough bread!” —Cory Doctorow of Boing Boing on KDNK Radio “On the crust, Sourdough is a buddy book . Sloan takes readers on a thought-provoking journey to answer that question and asks them to consider the irony that it takes a living concoction of yeast and microbes to force Lois to consider living her best life.” —Lincee Ray, The Associated Press “[Sourdough] plunges through so much terrain: microbial nations, assimilation and tradition, embodied consciousness and the crisis of the tech industry, all without losing the light, sweet, ironic Sloanian voice familiar from Mr. Penumbra’s, a plot that makes the book a page-turner and a laugh-out-louder, with sweetness and romance and tartness and irony in perfect balance. He is the author of Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore. Macmillan Code of Ethics for Business Partners. General Dexterity, a robotics company in San Francisco, burns out its bright young employees on 12-hour shifts and feeds them a gray sludge called Slurry. . Very quirky, with engaging characters, including the main protagonist. for her loyalty. . . This book started out great and I liked its almost futuristic vibe - but it seemed stuck between the present and the future -and not in a good way. . . Sourdough is the story we all secretly dream about. Soon, not only is she eating her own homemade bread, she’s providing loaves daily to the General Dexterity cafeteria. NUMBER ONE EATERIT WOULD HAVE BEEN nutritive gel for dinner, same as always, if I had not discovered stuck to my apartment’s front door a paper menu advertising the newly expanded delivery service of a neighborhood restaurant.I... “Robin Sloan's delightful new novel, Sourdough… displays both lightness and a yearning for escape, but only in the best sense.” —Jeff Vandermeer, author of Borne, in LA Times“Sourdough rises like a good loaf . [Sloan’s] voice . When Lois comes before the jury that decides who sells what at Bay Area markets, she encounters a close-knit club with no appetite for new members. When he gives me the bag" — he poked at the food in my arms — "and says, for Lois on Cabrillo Street, we always say together: the number one eater!". A delightful and heartfelt read.” —Library Journal"Sloan's comic but smart tone never flags, and Lois is an easy hero to root for." Chaiman, with the sweet face and the earbuds never not leaking dance music, rode the motorcycle and delivered the food. Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. But slice a little deeper, and you will discover, Sourdough is a novel about work . It was on a Wednesday in September that I dialed the number and was greeted by Beoreg, who said "Okay to hold?" Sourdough: A Novel - Ebook written by Robin Sloan. Among the characters are a collector of vintage restaurant menus, members of a club for women named Lois, the Mazg brothers' forefathers, and a fellow baker who plays Grateful Dead bootlegs to encourage his own starter. . It was a salary that represented more money than both of my parents currently earned, combined. Before they go however they give her their sourdough starter - the yeast-based mix they add to their bread - and Lois decides to try her hand at baking. Laced with clever pop culture references, this humorous, richly plotted novel features unforgettable characters and imparts an important lesson: you can't succeed in the modern world without respecting the old one. Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2017. . "I oscillated between finding this vision totally ridiculous and finding it deadly serious," Lois bemoans at one point. Dirty Like Seth: A Dirty Rockstar Romance (Dirty, Book 3). So if you find a current lower price from an online retailer on an identical, in-stock product, tell us and we'll match it. MCD; First Edition, First Printing (September 5, 2017). Please enable JavaScript in your browser and reload the page. . . Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2017. The first week was amazing. Winning the Wedding War: A small town, enemies to lovers romance (Tall, Dark and Dr... Filthy Rich: A Five-Book Billionaire Romance Box Set, Legally Wedded: A Marriage of Convenience Romance (Legally in Love Book 1), Like Sloan's debut, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, this novel twists new and old worlds together.