Ms. American Pie: Buttery Good Pie Recipes and Bold Tales from the American Gothic House

Beth M. Howard knows about pie. She made pies at California's Malibu Kitchen for celebrities including Barbra Streisand (lemon meringue), Dick Van Dyke (strawberry rhubarb), and Steven Spielberg (coconut cream) before moving back home to rural Iowa. She now lives in the famous American Gothic House (the backdrop for Grant Wood's famous painting) and runs the hugely popular Pitchfork Pie Stand.

With full-color photos throughout, Ms. American Pie features 80 of Beth's coveted pie recipes and some of her own true tales to accompany them. With chapters like Pies to Heal, Pies to Seduce, and Pies to Win the Iowa State Fair, Beth will divulge her secret for making a killer crust without refrigerating the dough and will show you how to break every rule you've ever learned about making delicious, homemade pie.

About the Author
Howard, Beth M.: - Beth M. Howard is an author, blogger, and radio commentator. She is also known for being the (former) resident of the American Gothic House, where from 2010 to 2014 she ran the Pitchfork Pie Stand. Her books include Making Piece: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Pie; Hausfrau Honeymoon: Love, Language, and Other Misadventures in Germany, and the cookbook, Ms. American Pie: Buttery Good Pie Recipes and Bold Tales from the American Gothic House. She has written for the New York Times, Real Simple, Country Living, and many other publications. She's been featured on CNN, CBS This Morning, BBC, and NPR. And she has given a TEDx talk about the healing powers of pie. She does radio commentaries on Tri States Public Radio and blogs at TheWorldNeedsMorePie.com.