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Elissa Altman

Elissa Altman is the award-winning author of memoirs Motherland, Treyf, and Poor Man's Feast. Her new book, PERMISSION: The New Memoirist and the Courage to Create is coming from Godine in early '25.

Poor Man's Feast

By Elissa Altman

The James Beard Award-winning narrative journal about the intersection of sustenance, nature, and the creative spirit (and sometimes, a recipe).

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