Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees

From the New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders, a lyrical book of short essays about food, offering a banquet of tastes, smells, memories, associations, and marvelous curiosities from nature

In Bite by Bite, poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil explores the way food and drink evoke our associations and remembrances--a subtext or layering, a flavor tinged with joy, shame, exuberance, grief, desire, or nostalgia.

Nezhukumatathil restores our astonishment and wonder about food through her encounters with a range of foods and food traditions. From shave ice to lumpia, mangoes to pecans, rambutan to vanilla, she investigates how food marks our experiences and identities and explores the boundaries between heritage and memory.

Bite by Bite offers a rich and textured kaleidoscope of vignettes and visions into the world of food and nature, drawn together by intimate and humorous personal reflections, with Fumi Nakamura's gorgeous imagery and illustration.

Author: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 04/30/2024
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780063282261

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2024
Publishers Weekly 03/18/2024
Booklist 04/15/2024 pg. 4
Shelf Awareness 05/19/2024

About the Author
Nezhukumatathil, Aimee: -

Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the New York Times bestselling author of two illustrated collections of essays: Bite by Bite and World of Wonders, chosen as Barnes & Noble's Book of the Year and as a finalist for the Kirkus Prize. She has published four award-winning poetry collections and spent a decade serving as the poetry editor for environmental magazines, first for Orion and then Sierra. A professor of English and creative writing for over twenty-five years, she gives firefly tours for Mississippi State Parks and lives in Oxford, Mississippi, with her family.