Michaele Weissman is an author and writing teacher based in Chevy Chase, Maryland who has published four books and hundreds of articles. In August 2023, Algonquin Press published her literary memoir, The Rye Bread Marriage, in which she tells her husband’s family story and explores his obsession with Latvian rye bread while pondering the nature of long-term marriage. Her point of view is intimate; her tone is often humorous; but her concerns—the impact of war and dislocation, overcoming trauma, tolerating difference—run deep.
Books in order of publication:
A History of Women in America: From Founding Mothers to Feminists-How Women Shaped the Life and Culture of America – 1978
Deadly Consequences – 1991
God in a Cup: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Coffee – 2008
The Rye Bread Marriage – 2023
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