The Folklorists - A Memoir

A poignant new memoir from National Book Award–nominee Iliana Regan, author of Burn the Place and Fieldwork, and Michelin star–winning chef.

About the author

Iliana Regan is the creator of the Michelin star–awarded restaurant Elizabeth, which they turned over to their employees in 2020 in order to run the Milkweed Inn bed and breakfast in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. In 2019 their debut memoir from Agate Midway, Burn the Place, was longlisted for the National Book Award, the first time a food writer was so recognized since Julia Child won in the year Regan was born, 40 years ago. They are also the author of Fieldwork (2023, Agate Midway) and earned a Masters of Fine Arts in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Product details

• Authors: Lane Regan
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 06.10.2026
• EAN: 9781572843646
• ISBN: 978-1-57284-364-6
• No. of pages: 344
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Autobiography: general, Memoirs, COOKING / Essays & Narratives, COOKING / Individual Chefs & Restaurants, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Culinary, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, Cookery / food & drink etc, Gay & Lesbian studies, TV / celebrity chef cookbooks, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / LGBTQ+, Relating to Trans / Transgender people or gender minorities, TV / Celebrity chef / eateries cookbooks, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, Relating to LGBTQIA+ people, Cookery / food and drink / food writing / cookbooks, LGBTQIA+ Studies / topics