'Motherland'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Aug 14, 2019

James Beard Award-winning author Elissa Altman joins us to discuss her latest memoir, Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing. The book covers Altman's relationship with her mother, a former television singer. 

Event: 

Altman will be doing a reading, Q&A, and book signing at Brooklyn Powerhouse on November 18. 

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