50 free books from historically marginalized voices every month.

April’s Book:

SLOW NOODLES by Chantha Nguon (sold out)

Beautifully weaving history, memories, and beloved family recipes, SLOW NOODLES by Chantha Nguon is a unique memoir of irrepressible spirit and determination. Nguon recounts her life as a Cambodian refugee who loses everything—her home, her family, her country—but the remembers tastes and aromas of her mother’s kitchen.

Alongside her story, Nguon shares reinterpretations of more than twenty dishes from her childhood, offering them as an act of resistance to keep the connection to her past alive.