I'm rather enjoying this.

As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto

I'm especially enjoying the parts about how Avis--someone Julia met after taking a risk and sending a set of nice French knives to Avis's husband, who'd just written a piece about the sad state of American cutlery--convinced Julia to go with Houghton Mifflin. 

It was a gesture that changed the course of literature (and, rather likely, American pop/food culture)--who knows what would have happened if Mastering the Art of French Cooking had gone to Ives Washburn?

Note that Houghton Mifflin (now Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) publishes this book, too. :) 

It's a lovely book so far.