ReadRS: This is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman

A dispute about an apple cake recipe kicks off this multi-generational portrait of a complicated American Jewish family. (What other kind is there?) NPR critic Maureen Corrigan says it is so good you may want to re-read it immediately. The New York Times reviewer calls it “nimble, heartfelt, acutely written…and deliciously readable.” So why not read it and come talk about it? Maybe there’ll be cake.

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