Queers at the Table: An Illustrated Guide to Queer Food Melania Trump As his mother gamely guides

As his mother gamely guides him through his nighttime routine

bestselling author—winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize—tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families’ lives

Ben Ripley may only be in middle school

* Great family read-aloud book

So begins the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides and three generations of the Greek-American Stephanides family who travel from a tiny village overlooking Mount Olympus in Asia Minor to Prohibition-era Detroit

Queers at the Table: An Illustrated Guide to Queer Food Melania Trump As his mother gamely guidesFood has long played an important role in queer culture. Lesbian and queer womenrun feminist restaurants, cafes, and coffeehouses have been safe spaces for queer and trans folk where gender norms can be challenged and where female authority is legitimized. During the AIDS epidemic, gay men and their allies centered food as an expression of collective care for those who needed it most. And queer and trans folk have asserted themselves in a restaurant