For your book club, this is the perfect basket.  First on the list is The Book Club Cookbook: Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club's Favorite Books and Authors by Needham's own Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp. 

"Whether it's mojitos with Love in the Time of Cholera or honey cake with The Secret Life of Bees, nothing spices up a book club meeting like great eats." 

"Featuring recipes and discussion ideas for 100 popular book club selections, the book will guide you in selecting and preparing culinary masterpieces that blend perfectly with the literary masterpieces your club is reading."

Wait there's more... Two great novels to spice up your reading pleasure.  Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout  The Passion of Tasha Darksy by Yael Goldstein Love

and to keep the food theme running, The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food by Judith Jones.

A navy canvas Book Club Cookbook bag plus a wire whisk completes this gift basket.