Pat LaMarche, who has written and advocated on issues related to poverty and homelessness for decades, has published a thought-provoking book about food and food insecurity. Humble Pie is part nonfiction and part cookbook. LaMarche has collected stories from the economically disadvantaged she has encountered in shelters and shares their recipes as well as recipes from a professional chef. LaMarche is a 1982 Boston College graduate whose publications include American Roulette, Left Out in America: The State of Homelessness in the United States, and Daddy, What’s the Middle Class?, among many others. Humble Pie will leave readers with an appreciation of the significance of making meals, no matter the limitations, and empathy for the many people in our country who are hungry. Read more.