Paul Greenberg (born July 4, 1967) is an American fisherman and author who focuses on environmental, seafood and technology issues.
Paul Greenberg | |
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 Paul Greenberg | |
| Born | July 4, 1967 |
| Occupation(s) | Author, journalist |
| Website | http://www.paulgreenberg.org |
Biography
editGreenberg has been a lifelong fisherman and started fishing with his father when he was five years old.[1]
His book, Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food, was published in 2010 by Penguin Press on July 15, and entered the New York Times Best Selling Hard Cover List as of August 13.[2] In addition to its commercial success the book received wide critical acclaim, most notably on the cover of the New York Times Book Review by the Times' food editor Sam Sifton[3] who called it "a necessary book for anyone truly interested in what we take from the sea to eat." The book won the 2011 James Beard Award for writing and literature.[4] Many of the themes in Four Fish were later explored in a 2017 Frontline PBS documentary Greenberg anchored and co-wrote called The Fish On My Plate.[5] Greenberg's 2015 TED Talk[6] has received over 1.5 million views.
In 2014 Greenberg followed up Four Fish with American Catch: The Fight for Our Local Seafood,[7] a book that examined the odd fact that while the US controls more ocean than any country on earth it imports more than 91% of its seafood from other countries. In 2018 Penguin Press published the third in his "marine trilogy" The Omega Principle: Seafood and the Quest for a Longer Life and a Healthier Planet[8] an in-depth look[9] at omega-3 fatty acids and the unique role they play in human health and environmental balance. In 2020 and 2021 Greenberg published Goodbye Phone, Hello World[10] (Chronicle Books) and The Climate Diet [11] (Penguin Press). The Climate Diet focuses on 50 ways people can reduce their carbon footprint.[12]
Greenberg has been a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellow,[13] a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation,[14] and a W.K. Kellogg Foundation Food and Society Policy Fellow.[15] He currently resides in New York City and lectures[16] widely throughout North America.
Diet
editIn September 2015 in response to having his blood drawn, Greenberg decided to become a pescetarian.[17][18] Greenberg spent a year eating only fish.[1][19]
Selected publications
edit- Four Fish (2010)
- American Catch (2014)
- The Omega Principle (2018)
- Goodbye Phone, Hello World (2020)
- The Climate Diet (2021)
References
edit- ^ a b "Q&A: Why Paul Greenberg Spent a Year of His Life Eating Fish". pbs.org. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ NYT Hardcover Nonfiction list of bestselling books
- ^ Sifton, Sam (30 July 2010). "Catch of the Day (Published 2010)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03.
- ^ James Beard Award from James Beard web site
- ^ The Fish On My Plate
- ^ The four fish we are overeating and what to eat instead A TED talk, 2015
- ^ What Is The American Catch interview, from author's website
- ^ The Omega Principle official web site
- ^ The science and environmental hazards behind fish-oil supplements interview for NPR
- ^ The Goodbye Phone Hello World Goodbye Phone Hello World website
- ^ Kirkus Review of The Climate Diet
- ^ "50 Things You Can Do for the Earth Right Now". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ NEA Writers' Corner Official web site
- ^ Fellows Directory - Paul Greenberg
- ^ Food and Society Fellows Entry Archived 2007-10-27 at archive.today
- ^ Paul Greenberg's bio at the Penguin Random House speakers' bureau.
- ^ Anzilotti, Eillie (2017-04-24). "Everyone Wants To Eat More Fish: Can We Find A Sustainable Way To Do It?". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "How to eat to save the planet, according to author Paul Greenberg". gq-magazine.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "What Happened When An Author Ate Fish For Every Meal For A Year". wpr.org. Retrieved 29 January 2023.