We are the staff at Storey Publishing — the crafters, cooks, brewers, builders, homesteaders, gardeners, and all-around DIY-ers who make Storey books.
While our friends in some parts of the country are suffering extreme heat and others are just on the other side of June’s record rainfall, summer is settling in nicely here in New England. Apart from last week’s uncomfortable temperatures, it’s been a pretty blissful … Read More
Can we just go head and call June “peony season”? These big-headed blooms, with buds beloved by ants and with tissue paper-like petals, may have a short lifespan. When they’re happening, though, I have a hard time resisting a stop in each yard I pass … Read More
Last month, we were still digging out from a punishing winter. (It actually snowed here on April 30). In May, we’re making up for lost time. To stroll down the street in the center of town here in North Adams today is … Read More
Storey cookbooks feature delicious recipes accessible to even the novice home cook. Whether eaten in the coziest country kitchen or served up as part of a lavish spread worthy of a chic city café, these recipes are some of our favorites for cooking up a … Read More
Kids love doing something extra special for Mom on Mother’s Day, and nothing quite says “I love you!” like breakfast in bed! Here are three recipes from Storey’s best-selling, award-winning cookbooks for kids — Read More
Father’s Day celebrations call for cookouts! There’s something special about getting the whole family together outside at the beginning of the summer season, playing games in the yard while keeping a lazy eye on the grill. This recipe sampler includes dad-approved starters, mains, and dessert … Read More
If you’re a person of a certain age reading this post, it’s probably been a little while since you daydreamed about becoming your favorite animal. It may be even longer since you actually galloped around the room, whinnying at your friends, or spread your arms … Read More
If you’re a regular reader of the Storey blog, you know that each year, on the fifteenth of every month between April and October, our staff (and sometimes our friends and family members) join in Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day. We post photos … Read More
Piecrust has a reputation for being tricky, even for experienced cooks and bakers. The secret to keeping it flaky is keeping the fat in the dough cold and not to overwork it. Using something other than your warm hands to blend the butter with the … Read More
We know it hurts for Minnesota fans, but the Vikings are out. Minneapolis is bracing for this weekend’s onslaught of fans of the Patriots and the Eagles (the team that inflicted the final blow for the Super Bowl host city’s home team). That’s worth at … Read More
Does your choice of cheese or beverage dictate your taste in chocolate? Learn More In Bean-to-Bar Chocolate, you'll learn what to look for in a craft chocolate bar and how to successfully pair chocolate with coffee, beer, spirits, cheese, or bread. This comprehensive celebration of … Read More
In today’s crowded digital world, nothing captures the eye quite like video. But when you have an information-packed how-to book as your starting point, how do you go about translating the page to the screen? And how do you make sure that what you capture … Read More
October gardens in our part of the country are a mix of determined plants that flourish in dwindling daylight and cooler temperatures, and fading flowers, shriveled and darkened. The fall season means that some of us are already thinking of spring. We’re busy planting garlic … Read More
I’ve learned many things in my work as a book publicist at Storey — weird and wonderful things. You can make clothing out of SCOBYs, foraged sumac makes an excellent cocktail ingredient, some farms are less … Read More
We’ve been lucky in New England this month (so far, anyway). We’ve managed to escape a particularly destructive hurricane season that’s hit the South hard, and we’re not buried under a thick cloud of smoke from nearby wildfires like many parts of the West.
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I don’t know when, precisely, this happened, but we’ve turned a corner toward fall in our little corner of the world. Day length is lessening, mornings feel autumnal, and there are a few grand maples I pass every day that are very clearly turning
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What a difference a year makes! Last year at this time, we were feeling the effects of drought on plant, animal, and humans alike. This year, we’ve had rain so often and in such big amounts that we’re floating — sometimes literally: But with the … Read More
June is, indeed, bustin’ out all over. It only took a few days of swampy air and soaring temps for those blooms to pop! This month, irises and chives, poppies and peonies dominate, but a few of us are lamenting the lateness of things that … Read More
Oy vey, spring! Enough of this pretty relentless string of chillier-than-usual, gray and rainy days. Sure, we escaped a repeat of last year’s stone fruit-killing cold snap (and fruit growers in our region are promising a season of epic production), and all the … Read More
Every year, April 15th marks the start of Bloom Day, a monthly glimpse at the growing season through the gardens and yards of Storey employees and our flower-loving acquaintances. This year, it seems, we’re off to an exceptionally slow start. Though this week brought us … Read More
First, a confession: I was once an avid journaler. I still have them all — books from sixth grade through my late twenties, spiral-bound and stitched, lined pages and blank (my preferences varied over the years). But my journals were always only one thing — … Read More
Learn More Poultry Breeds is a fresh field guide of feathered friends with stunning photos highlighting the beauty and unique attributes of 104 chicken, duck, goose, and turkey breeds. Each profile outlines the bird’s history, physical characteristics, and common uses, with specially noted fun facts … Read More
The need for community, for feeling connected to our fellow human beings, is universal and timeless. But in the modern hurry-scurry world, it’s becoming harder and harder to achieve. It’s a nasty kind of catch-22: the more fractured our lives become, the more we yearn… Read More
Do horses make your heart beat just a little faster? Do you have a favorite breed (or four), or do you love to wow your friends with your deep knowledge of equine trivia? Here are a few more bits of wisdom to tuck away for future … Read More
Lisa Hiley is the first one to admit that she doesn’t volunteer as much as she used to. “When my daughters were younger and I was an ‘at-home’ mom, I was doing a variety of very flexible freelance work.” If she volunteers less since becoming … Read More
When I came to Storey for my internship, I was especially interested in the publication and marketing of knitting books. As a lifelong knitter myself, I wondered how publishers keep knitting books relevant in an age where every knitting technique or pattern imaginable … Read More
Anne Hackman, a lifelong book lover and a college student curious about publishing, recently arrived at Storey for a mini internship. During her time with us, she’ll be learning as much as she can about the publishing process, as well as how books are marketed … Read More
Whether you call it a cocoon or a baby sack or bunting, this welcome cover-up is an especially useful gift for a newborn. Crocheted in Madelinetosh’s Pashmina, it’s luxuriously warm, and machine washable, as well. Snuggly Wave Cocoon Designed by Gwen Steege Size … Read More
Whether you’re looking to add a little extra sparkle to your next gathering, or just want a creative way to make use of all the homebrewed ’booch, spirits of all sorts mix well with kombucha. Try these two twists on the classic Mule (Moscow and … Read More
My Storey colleague Andrea Herbst has a bucket list. Some of the items on her list suggest she craves adrenaline-pumping, risk-filled things: driving a tank, firing a bazooka, successfully eating pufferfish sushi ... and working in a cranberry bog. A cranberry bog? As a (mostly) … Read More