Always Carry Salt Book Talk
14th Street Y

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January 15, 2026
Join acclaimed authors Samantha Ellis and Jordan Salama as they discuss Ellis's powerful new memoir Always Carry Salt. In this moving meditation on language and resilience, Ellis - the daughter of Iraqi Jewish refugees - sets out to reclaim her fading mother tongue, Judeo-Iraqi Arabic. Along the way, Ellis uncovers a fascinating and largely forgotten world of ancestral recipes, family lore, and ancient artifacts.