Andrew Janjigian

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bread-pilled he/him writing 'Breaducation: The Science and Practice of Bread Baking,' for Ten Speed Press (November 2026) Recipe?: newsletter.wordloaf.org Shop: shop.wordloaf.org Two wheels good Our fair city avatar by Edith Zimmerman

A Polaroid photo by Emily Shur of Danger Mouse eating a grilled cheese sandwich with a hooded Grim Reaper next to him (also eating a grilled cheese sandwich)
a 3x3 grid of photographs, each one an overhead image of a half-loaf of brioche below a single slice from each loaf, on an antique wooden cutting board. some are better than others
a photograph of Rax King in a white ribbed dress, posing against a chain link fence in a Cheesecake Factory parking lot
an overhead photo of a ceramic bowl containing red beans, braised collards, and three slices of toast
an Al Hirschfeld caricature of Cary Grant
A photograph of a woman ladling a bright red liquid through a strainer into a jar, with the words: "DR. JULIA SKINNER IN CONVERSATION WITH ANDREW JANJIGIAN HARVARD BOOKSTORE CAMBRIDGE, MA JULY 16 7-8 PM A CELEBRATION OF HER NEW BOOK, ESSENTIAL FOOD PRESERVING" on it.
A fantasy subway map connecting the "Cape Cod and the Islands Metropolitan Area"
A screen cap from the Simpsons of an academic campus with banners over a gateway reading: "Wordloaf literary conference Warning: Philip Roth may be moody"
an overhead photo two kittens on a white blanket, one dozing, the other looking up at the camera
a photograph of a tiny kitten climbing up a computer monitor trying to get at what is on the screen
four teeny kittens at a screen door, looking mean
An overhead of me on the couch, with a kitten on my lap and another dozing next to me
two tiny black and grey tabby kittens on a bookshelf underneath a window
An overhead shot of a rectangular plate containing a bunch of ring-shaped, orange-colored crackers, sitting on an antique wooden cutting board
An overhead shot of a well-baked, crusty sourdough loaf, on an antique wooden cutting board.
A scan of an old classified add from a San Francisco alt weekly, reading: CONTINUING •FREE BAKERY: Wanted-people to share our bread. Need empty 1-lb. coffee cans and a scale (up to 25 lbs.) All Saint's Church, 1350 Waller, SF, info 362-6374, Spons Diggers.
a vintage school wall chart depicting the biology and life cycle of corn
a vintage school chart depicting the biology, anatomy, life cycle, and pests of the humble but perfect potato
a photograph of a vintage school wall chart depicting the biology and life cycle of a rye plant
A photograph of a vintage school wall chart, depicting the life cycle of a wheat leaf rust fungus
A photograph of a vintage school wall chart depicting plant cell anatomy and growth
A fake title card from Star Trek, the original series, with the word "Quadrotriticale!" on it
A photograph of a bowl containing a mound of chocolate panade (bread pudding sans eggs) topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, below an oval, powder blue Dutch oven containing a larger amount of the panade.
a closeup photograph of a field of grains (in this case, triticale, a hybrid of wheat and rye)
A photograph of a woman with long black hair, standing over a desk covered with variations of covers from a bread book (mine)
a photograph of a modern office with couches in the foreground
an AI-generated image (not mine!) of a smiling chef with weird fingers holding a giant yellow sponge, cradling a giant box of baking soda (with garbled AI text on it), with the words "to Safe to Bake with Baking Soda? Skiing Soad?" over it
A screenshot of a comment reading "Probably not a good idea to insult half your book buying audience with politics ahead of a new book coming out you want to sell."
an overhead shot of a braided, sesame-seed coated enriched bread, on an antique wooden cutting board
A contact sheet of black and white square images of Susan Sontag laying on a bed, taken by Peter Hujar
A close of photograph of cacti seedlings on a bed of vermiculite. Some of them are still topped with a black seed coat, making them look like green shmoos wearing a black cap.
An old photograph of a King Arthur Flour delivery van in front of a brick building with the name of the company above it in neon lettering
A screenshot of some text, reading: "I don't understand why people need to get political within their venue. like the bread world because is about bread. So I'm no longer interested."
A video of Ebon Moss-Bachrach discussing the importance of the Ursula LeGuin prize
A contact sheet of 12 square black and white images by Peter Hujar, from an upcoming book
An overhead shot of a Korean restaurant meal, with many small plates of banchan and some fried dumplings.
A photograph of a man in a "Make Bread Not War" t-shirt standing in a kitchen in front of a window, shaping a braided eggy bread on a butcher block countertop.
A photograph of a small glass jar containing a blob of flour and water, on a butcher-block countertop, next to a paperclip, for scale
A video of an 11-year-old boy singing Dle Yaman, a traditional Armenian song, with a clarinet and acoustic bass accompanying him in a train station
an overhead photograph of two crusty pan breads sitting on an antique wooden cutting board. The loaves have cracked haphazardly in the heat of the oven.
a video clip from Sergei Paradjanov's 'The Color of Pomegranates,' of a little boy dancing with lavash draped over each his arms, next to a man playing a flute and a woman playing a drum
A photograph of a page from one of Patrick Leigh Fermor's diaries, on which the books 'A Time of Gifts' and 'Between the Woods and the Water' were based.
A photograph of the book "A Time of Gifts" by Patrick Leigh Fermor
a screenshot of a very obviously AI generated photo of "banana bread" and an AI bluesky account called "Liza Grany"
movie poster from Charles Burnett's 'Killer of Sheep'
a screencap from the film Ida, of a young woman in a coat and a nun's habit walking across a snowy field away from a large house
a photograph of four bags of WA-CHAA! extra spicy Sichuan peanuts
A photograph of four bags of WA-CHAA! spicy Sichuan peanuts
a photograph of six bagels on an antique wooden cutting board (two plain, two sesame, and two poppy seed). One bagel is cut open to show the crumb.
An overhead image of a loaf of crusty bread with an orange tone, on an antique wooden cutting board
a photo of the box from a bar of Grandpa Soap Co.'s Pine Tar soap
an overhead shot of three baguettes on an antique wooden cutting board, with the center one cut it half to display the wild, open crumb
an overhead photo of a pair of crusty, demi baguettes on a cooling rack, over a butcher block surface
an overhead photograph of a Dutch oven containing panade, mixture of onions, old bread, cheese, and broth, baked low and slow, sitting on an antique wooden cutting board.
A photo of a tofu banh mi on a blue blue plate, held in a hand
an overhead photo of four crusty, long banh mi rolls on an antique wooden cutting board
an overhead shot of six Bavarian pretzels on an antique wooden cutting board
an overhead photograph of a half-loaf of crusty sourdough bread below a single slice from the same loaf, face up, on an antique wooden cutting board
an overhead shot of four apple turnovers on a baking sheet
a screen cap from The Simpsons of a hand holding a paper container of milk with the words "Malk Now with Vitamin R" on it