The James Beard Foundation's book awards committee released a list of 14 Great Reads for Food Lovers for the 14 weeks between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Full disclosure: I'm on the book awards committee and this list was a lot of fun to produce. What is great is that there are books on here that I've never read and now can dig into this summer. Happy reading!

1. "The Art of Eating" by M. F. K. Fisher (John Wiley & Sons)
2. "Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris" by A.J. Liebling (North Point Press)
3. "Blood, Bones & Butter" by Gabrielle Hamilton (Random House)
4. "Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love, and War" by Annia Ciezadlo (Free Press)
5. "A Debt to Pleasure" by John Lanchester (Picador)
6. "An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace" by Tamar Adler (Scribner)
7. "The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food" by Jennifer 8. Lee (Twelve)
8. "Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany" by Bill Buford (Vintage)
9. "Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen" by Laurie Colwin (Vintage)
10. "The Man Who Ate Everything" by Jeffrey Steingarten (Vintage)
11. "Oranges" by John McPhee (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
12. "The Oysters of Locmariaquer" by Eleanor Clark (Ecco Press)
13. "Simple Cooking" by John Thorne (North Point Press)
14. "The Tummy Trilogy" by Calvin Trillin (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux)

The Golden Globes Awards show airs tonight at 8 p.m. on NBC.

Ricky Gervais (left) is hosting for the second year in a row -- and really playing up the "Oh, aren't I naughty?" angle after many felt he went too far last year teasing the Hollywood elite.

He's sure to offend again, though this time the shtick will be more self-conscious and perhaps less funny because we're all expecting it. But then again, I pretty much always think Gervais is funny, so I'm betting I'll be amused.

Oh, yeah -- awards! They are also giving out some awards! Almost forgot about that part. Raleigh's Evan Rachel Wood is nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV movie for her role in HBO's "Mildred Pierce," so there's that. 

Whatever you tune in for, I'll be back here tonight at 8 doing a live recap on the blog. Follow along and comment or if you're unable to watch the show tonight, check back later to find out what you missed.

Recap begins below.

We had the Screen Actors Guild nominations yesterday, and today it's time for the Golden Globes. No nominations for our homeboy, Michael C. Hall, or his hit cable show "Dexter," but his fellow Raleigh native Evan Rachel Wood (left) did snag a nomination for her supporting role in the HBO miniseries, "Mildred Pierce."

And unlike the SAG shutout, Hollywood Foreign Press had plenty of love for Showtime's newest (and excellent) drama, "Homeland," which is filmed in Charlotte. Those kudos are deserved, but I can't get over the fact that "Breaking Bad" isn't in the Best Drama Series category. Nothing against the other nominees, because they are all very fine, but you just can't leave "Breaking Bad" off that list. Period.

HBO led everyone -- by a mile -- with 18 nominations. Of the TV nominations, "Mildred Pierce" (HBO) and "Downton Abbey" (Masterpiece) led with 4 each.

Keep reading for the rest of the television nominees (for a full list including film nominees, check out the Golden Globe website).

The Screen Actors Guild announced their annual award nominations this morning and the ABC sitcom "Modern Family" leads the TV category with five nods. Raleigh native Michael C. Hall (left) was nominated for his starring role in "Dexter." Hall won the SAG Award for playing serial killer Dexter Morgan in January 2010. "Dexter" was also nominated today for Best Drama Series Ensemble.

One glaring omission from the SAG list is Showtime's excellent new drama, "Homeland," which is filmed in Charlotte. Claire Danes are Damien Lewis are both terrific in that show. There's always next year.

The SAG Awards Show will be broadcast on January 29, on TBS and TNT.

See more SAG television nominations below:

Check out our photo gallery of the Academy of Country Music Awards Red Carpet arrivals.

Update: We've added a gallery from the show.

The show aired Sunday night on CBS (8pm to 11pm).

The Screen Actors Guild Awards took place tonight in Los Angeles, the awards show that gives film and television actors a chance to choose the performances they believe most deserving. 

If you've been paying any attention to other awards given out this season, there weren't a lot of big surprises, but there were some nice moments. And the show went unhosted, so we don't have to spend our Monday reading about how wonderful/terrible the host was.

Here is a rundown of the TV winners.

I'll be live-blogging the Golden Globe action tonight, beginning around 8pm. Just keep checking this link for updates.

Host Ricky Gervais has promised that after tonight, the Globes will not invite him back. How can you resist that?

If you're in to the designer clothes and Red Carpet stuff (best Red Carpet show is on E!), you might as well know I'm wearing flannel pj pants from the Gap and a Northface sweatshirt. I picked it out myself. No stylist here. I'm also taking a lot of cold medicine so if I type something inappropriate, that's my defense.

Click below to read the recap in progress!

If at some point today you sense the weight of indignation and outrage pressing down on you, it's coming from the Twitterverse and it's over the Golden Globe Best Actress nomination of  Piper Perabo (right).

You read that right. Piper Perabo was nominated for a Golden Globe for USA's lightweight drama "Covert Affairs." Over Connie Britton ("Friday Night Lights"). Over Glenn Close ("Damages"). Over Melissa Leo and Khandi Alexander ("Treme").

It's hardly surprising, really. The awards folks are always a little bit screwy in some categories and fans and critics are always a little bit angry over the nominations. In addition to Perabo, other targets of outrage today are the nomination of Scott Caan ("Hawaii Five-0"), too much love for "Glee" (specifically Matthew Morrison), and the omission of "Name Your Favorite Show." (I'll name mine: "Terriers," "Justified," "Friday Night Lights" -- no nominations for any.)

Click below for the full list of Television nominees. If you're ticked off (or pleased), tell us in the comments. The Golden Globes will be presented on January 16 and hosted by Ricky Gervais.

Do you know a community, school or business that is committed to recycling? Their efforts could pay off with the American Forest & Paper Association Recycling Awards.