You know that classic question, if you could have a dinner party with anyone dead or alive, who would it be? Well, Alissa Wilkinson’s new book, Salty: Lessons on Eating, Drinking, and Living from Revolutionary Women, is her fascinating and perhaps a tad unconventional answer to that question. She has gathered a hypothetical table of women who challenged norms and defied conventional wisdom: Ella Baker, Alice B. Toklas, Hannah Arendt, Octavia Butler, Agnes Varda, Elizabeth David, Edna Lewis, Maya Angelou, and Laurie Colwin. And she explores the ways food managed to root these women into their various callings. As the book jacket describes, “
Thanks for another good show. Just had to share...I couldn't believe it when your guest mentioned wanting to read the novel Revolutionary Road after watching the film. I did the very same thing after seeing it many years ago. I've done this with other films/novels, but this occasion stands out to me, because it's a book I go back to again and again. Such a powerful story! Sad, yes, but the writing is so good! I can just open up the book at any point and enjoy reading that portion for the style alone.
I loved this episode! I look forward to reading Salty. I haven’t heard of many of the women from the book. I am a big fan of food writing. I just finished The Gastronomical Me by MFK Fisher. I’ve read some Laurie Colwin but never her novels. I’m looking forward to following up on a lot of titles after this. Thank you both!
Thanks for another good show. Just had to share...I couldn't believe it when your guest mentioned wanting to read the novel Revolutionary Road after watching the film. I did the very same thing after seeing it many years ago. I've done this with other films/novels, but this occasion stands out to me, because it's a book I go back to again and again. Such a powerful story! Sad, yes, but the writing is so good! I can just open up the book at any point and enjoy reading that portion for the style alone.
I loved this episode! I look forward to reading Salty. I haven’t heard of many of the women from the book. I am a big fan of food writing. I just finished The Gastronomical Me by MFK Fisher. I’ve read some Laurie Colwin but never her novels. I’m looking forward to following up on a lot of titles after this. Thank you both!