Today’s post is brought to you by the color blue.

I love blue.  All the many shades of blue.  And in combination with almost any other color:

 

 

 

 

Here are a few titles for you to try, brought to you by the color blue:   

Blue: The History of a Color, by Michel Pastoureau: Learn all about blue and its historical, psychological and social contexts.

Messed Up in Love: And Other Tales of Woe: Blues music to make you cry, including such artists as Bessie Smith, Bill Gaither, and Blind Willie McTell.

Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road:  Check out this DVD or CD and let Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy make you laugh if you’re feeling blue.

The Height of our Mountains: Nature Writing from Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley: Get a true sense of the Blue Ridge Mountains with this collection of essays, fiction, diary entries, and other writings from across history.

The Crow: New Songs for the 5-string Banjo, by Steve Martin: Enjoy the latest Grammy winner for “Bluegrass Album.”

Blue Smoke and Murder, by Elizabeth Lowell: The dangerous world of art collecting may prove to be too much for wilderness expert Jill Breck. Will sexy security expert, Zach Balfour, be able to help?

Blue Ribbon USA: Prizewinning Recipes from State and Country Fairs, by Georgia Orcutt and John Margolies: Get some great recipes, plus a history of state fairs in this quirky cookbook.

-Kaarin