A Candyfreak Shares His Sweet Obsession
Steve Almond hates coconut and despises Twizzlers, but he loves every other type of candy. And in his new book, Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America (Algonquin), which is the number one May Book Sense Pick, Almond recounts his fascinating and sweet-laden tour of eight American candy factories, from Idaho to San Francisco, Vermont to Tennessee.