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Mark Kurlansky talked about his book 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 N…

Mark Kurlansky talked about his book, Paper: Paging Through History. He spoke at Jones College Prep High School at the 2016 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest.

Authors talked about their books about global climate change. They responded to questions from members of the audience. Margot Roosevelt moderated. Journalist Judith Lewis also questioned th…

Panelists talked about their books on the world’s water. After the presentations, the authors responded to questions from members of the audience. Mark Kurlansky moderated. Mark Kurlansky is…

A panel discussion was held titled “A History of Violence.” Leo Braudy moderated. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience. David Bell is the author of The Fir…

Two authors spoke about their books, focusing on the theme of nonviolence. They talked about their interest in the topics of nonviolence and civil disobedience, the tradition of nonviolent a…

Panelists talked about the 1960s and how the decade is remembered and taught. After their presentations the panelists answered questions from members of the audience. David Maraniss talked …

Mark Kurlansky discussed his book, Salt: A World History, published by Walker and Company. According to Mr. Kurlansky’s research, the story of salt includes fields as dissimilar as engineeri…

Mark Kurlansky talked about his book 1968: The Year that Rocked the World, published by Ballantine Books. Carol Brightman talked about her book Total Insecurity: The Myth of American Omnipo…

Mark Kurlansky talked about his book, "1968: The Year that Rocked the World". In the book, the author examines many of the major events that occurred around the world in 1968, and assesses …

In separate interviews, Walker and Company co-founder Beth Walker and president and publisher George Gibson talked about the history of the publishing company, the authors and the books they…

Mr. Kurlansky read from his book The White Man in the Tree and Other Stories, published by Washington Square Press. This book has a novella and eight short stories about cultural misundersta…

Author Mark Kurlansky discussed his book Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World, published by Penguin USA. The book focused on how cod has mattered more than any other fish in h…