Adam Roberts is the author of two books, The Amateur Gourmet and Secrets of the Best Chefs, and his latest, Give My Swiss Chards to Broadway: The Broadway Lover’s Cookbook (which he co-wrote with actor Gideon Glick) arrives on shelves this October. Twice a week, Roberts writes a Substack newsletter, also called The Amateur Gourmet, and his latest podcast, The Amateur Gourmet Podcast, involves interviews with chefs, authors, actors, musicians, and anyone else who loves to cook and eat. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram: @amateurgourmet.
. . . after I finished my first book, I was like, “I'm never writing a book again,” because that process was so miserable. But now that I've written this novel . . .