About
Mallory M. O’Connor, Professor Emerita of Art History, Santa Fe College, holds degrees in art and art history from Ohio University and taught art history at the University of Florida and at Santa Fe College. She is the author of six published novels— the American River Trilogy (Historical Fiction) and Epiphany’s Gift, Key to Eternit, and Xanadu’s Cavern (Paranormal/cli-fi)— (Archway Publishing) as well as two non-fiction books, Lost Cities of the Ancient Southeast and Florida’s American Heritage River, both published by the University Press of Florida. Her most recent book is The Kitchen and the Studio: A Memoir of Food and Art (Atmosphere Press, 2023) co-authored by her husband, artist John A. O’Connor. She is currently working on a new book, Firehorse, the fourth book in her paranormal/cli-fi series, that explores the dangers of drought and wildfires.
Featured Work
"The Kitchen and the Studio:A Memoir of Food and Art"
The Kitchen and the Studio: A Memoir of Food and Art is a cookbook, an art book, a memoir, and a love story. Artist John A. O’Connor and Art Historian Mallory M. O’Connor met at the University of California, Davis, in 1962. They were married in January 1963. From the beginning, they shared a passion for good food and wine that has continued for the past sixty years. Since their marriage in 1963, Mallory has kept a cooking journal that includes recipes, notes and a list of the many dinner parties and other celebrations that she and John have hosted over the years The journal became the source for their book, a 300-page tome chock-full of recipes they devised and adapted as well as family photographs and anecdotes. Written by Mallory and illustrated with John’s original paintings, the book is a chronicle of the food they’ve enjoyed through the years. Recipes range from simple to more complex. Everyone will enjoy the variety and will surely find something to suit their individual tastes and skill levels. The Kitchen and the Studio is the story of a creative couple who have always “lived the artist’s life.”
