Julie Powell oli sekretär New Yorgis, kes avastas enese jaoks küllaltki ebatavalise hobi. Ühe aasta jooksul proovis ta järgi kõik 524 retsepti Julia Child’i klassikalisest raamatust Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Oma kogemused postitas ta oma blogile ning hiljem avaldati need raamatus Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen.
Raamatu kohta kirjutas ta oma blogil järgmist:
If, when my book is published, I sell twenty-five copies, I will count
myself lucky (though my publisher surely won’t)
Julie raamat võitis aga Lulu Blooker Prize’i 2006 ning seda kajastasid BBC, International Herald Tribune, IT Week, USA Today, The Independent, New York Times ja paljud teised.
Tänaseks on raamatut müüdud ligi 100,000 eksemplari. Sekretärist sai tänu blogimisele kirjanik.
Blooker Prize’i žüriis olnud kirjanik Cory Doctorow kirjutab:
[The book] does that amazing nonfiction trick of making you care about a subject through great storytelling, even if you don’t care about the subject itself. Powell’s heartfelt, funny, and occasionally obscene tell-all about her journey of self-discovery and cholesterol is by turns funny, shocking and delicious. Those who dismiss blogging as “mere” confessional writing and complaining about one’s day job fail to appreciate just how engrossing those genres can be when handled by a talented writer like Julie Powell.
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen on saadaval Krisostomuse raamatupoest.