You have to like the subtitle of Heirloom, which is Notes From An Accidental Tomato Farmer. Because, you know, how do you accidentally do that? Turns out, the author — Tim Stark — was living in Brooklyn when he decided to build racks to grow heirloom tomatoes from a dumpster full of discarded pipes and lumber. He then transported the whole operation to his family’s farm in Pennsylvania, sold the ripe tomatoes on the market and made a killing. Now, he does the job full time. He had been a government consultant. That’s quite a career swtich. Get all the details here.

In fiction, J.A. Jance offers Damage Control, the latest in a series of novels centering around Joanna Brady, a sheriff in a small county in Arizona. This time, she’s exploring a murder that leads her to high levels of corporate power (and where there’s power, there is always corruption, yes).