A University of Wyoming graduate who has risen to world-wide fame by virtue of breathing new life into vintage American recipes from back in the day will be signing copies of his latest book at a Cheyenne bookstore in a couple of weeks.

Laramie's B. Dylan Hollis will be signing copies of his new book Baking  Across  America at the Barnes & Noble bookstore In Cheyenne on June 25.

That's according to a Facebook post from the bookstore.

According to the post, Hollis will be singing copies of his book at noon on June 25. But only people purchasing the book from the Cheyenne Barnes and Noble will be able to meet him and get their copies signed. Books purchased from other Barnes & Noble, online, or from other retail outlets will not be eligible or the signing.

Hollis Is A University Of Wyoming Graduate

According to Wikipedia, Hollis is known as a social media personality on Youtube and TikTok. making unusual vintage American recipes. His book, Baking Yesteryear debuted at Number 1 on the New York Times Bestseller List in 2023.

You can see some of his videos here, here and here.

He says he started using TikTok in 2020 during the COVID pandemic. He graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.

According to the Wikipedia article, Hollis uses recipes from vintage 20th Century American cookbooks. While he cooks recipes that in some cases were written as recently as 2001 and as far back as the 1860s, most of them date back to the Great Depression.

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