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Mark Kurlansky

Mark Kurlansky is a New York Times bestselling and James A. Beard Award-winning author. He is the recipient of a Bon Appétit American Food and Entertaining Award for Food Writer of the Year, and the Glenfiddich Food and Drink Award for Food Book of the Year.

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Mark Kurlansky

Bethanne Patrick interviews author Mark Kurlansky about his new book The Last Fish Tale and the state of commerical fishing in New England.

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The Book Maven's Top 10 Books of 2009

Homer & Langley: A Novel

Choosing my Top Ten books of the year has been agonizing. I wish I had an office full of colleagues to argue with, but for this year at least the list is all my responsibility. 

You'll note that many of these books appeared on The Book Studio in one way or another. For some, I conducted interviews with the authors; for others, I wrote reviews. That is not deliberate deck-stacking; it's a function of the fact that I try very hard to choose books that I believe will be strong -- but also books that intrigue me and that I want to read. 

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Giveaway: Books for Foodies

The Belly of Paris (Modern Library Classics)

Happy Sunday, everyone! A show of hands for how many of you went to see "Julie and Julia" this past weekend...

I saw it back in early June, at a special preview for bookish types during Book Expo America. I won't bother to give you a long review now -- you can find those elsewhere -- but I will say that the food in the movie made me quite hungry.

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"The Food of a Younger Land" by Mark Kurlansky

The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food--Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation's Food Was Seasonal

He had me at Vermont Apple Dumplings. He had me again at North Carolina Chitterling Strut. And, I fell under his spell once more at Puget Sound Indian Salmon Feasts.

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Author Interview

A Conversation with Mark Kurlansky

The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America's Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town

This morning I was speaking to a colleague who is about to leave for three weeks in Gloucester, and she's eager to read The Last Fish Tale by Mark Kurlansky. As she should be!

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Book of the Week

"The Last Fish Tale"

The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America's Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town

Happy Monday! That's a "fish tale" in and of itself, isn't it?

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