The local butcher shop may seem like an unusual place for a book signing. Maybe not, if the book is a mouth-watering cookbook by a fantastic butcher and baker, and the shop is Smith Brothers Butcher Shop in Savannah’s Historic District.

Cara Nicoletti, a third-generation butcher, former pastry chef and food blogger (yummy-books.com), will sign copies of her recently published cookbook, Voracious, A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way Through Great Books, on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 4:30 --7:00 p.m., at Smith Brothers Butcher Shop, 535 East Liberty St. The book, part memoir, part cookbook, offers recipes, illustrations and stories inspired by Nicoletti’s lifelong love affair with both reading and cooking, and draws on such diverse literary sources as Moby Dick, Emma and even Gone Girl.

Smith Brothers will prepare some of the recipes from Nicoletti’s cookbook for the evening affair, and will also offer a paired wine-tasting to attendees and cookbook buyers. The event is free and open to the public.

The book signing is a collaboration between Savannah Book Festival and Smith Brothers. Robin Gold, Savannah Book Festival executive director, says, “The Festival offers programs featuring bestselling and debut authors throughout the year. We think this book signing and tasting is a great way to introduce Savannah to a new author, and, at the same time, welcome Smith Brothers back to the downtown area. We hope that the community will come out and support both Nicoletti and Smith Brothers.”