Mark Kurlansky

Mark Kurlansky

Upcoming Mark Kurlansky Books

July 15th, 2025: Cheesecake (Standalone)

The Core of an Onion (Non-Fiction) was the most recently released book by Mark Kurlansky, on November 7th, 2023.

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Mark Kurlansky Stats: The highest rated book by Mark Kurlansky on Book Notification is Salt, a Non-Fiction book. The second-highest rated book is Cod, a Non-Fiction book.

The most read book by Mark Kurlansky on Book Notification is Salt, a Non-Fiction book. The second most read book is Paper, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Mark Kurlansky books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Big Oyster
2005
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2
Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue
2005
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3
Battle Fatigue
2011
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4
Cheesecake
2025
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The White Man in the Tree and Other Stories
2000
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2
Edible Stories
2010
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3
City Beasts
2015
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Cod's Tale
1997
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2
The Girl Who Swam to Euskadi
2005
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3
The Story of Salt
2006
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4
World Without Fish
2011
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Continent of Islands
1992
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2
A Chosen Few
1994
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3
7.5
Cod
1997
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4
The Last Fish Tale
1998
Go
5
10
The Basque History of the World
1999
Go
6
Choice Cuts
2002
Go
7
8
Salt
2002
Go
8
8
1968
2003
Go
9
Nonviolence
2006
Go
10
The Eastern Stars
2010
Go
11
What? Are These the 20 Most Important Questions in Human History or Is This a Game of 20 Questions?
2011
Go
12
8
Birdseye
2012
Go
13
Ready for a Brand New Beat
2013
Go
14
International Night
2014
Go
15
Frozen in Time
2014
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16
8
Paper
2016
Go
17
Havana
2017
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18
Milk!
2018
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19
Bugs In Danger
2019
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20
Salmon
2020
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21
The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing
2021
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22
The Importance of Not Being Ernest
2022
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23
Big Lies: From Socrates to Social Media (With: Eric Zelz)
2022
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24
The Core of an Onion
2023
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List of The Food of a Younger Land Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food
2009
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2
The Food of a Younger Land: The South Eats
2009
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3
The Food of a Younger Land: The Far West Eats
2009
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4
The Food of a Younger Land: The Middle West Eats
2009
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5
The Food of a Younger Land: The Southwest Eats
2009
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6
The Food of a Younger Land: The Northeast Eats
2009
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List of Akashic Noir Books in Publication Order

Features dark crime stories set in different cities or regions, each written by local authors who capture the gritty vibe of their location.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
San Francisco Noir
2002
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2
Seattle Noir
2003
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3
Bronx Noir
2003
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4
Brooklyn Noir
2004
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5
Brooklyn Noir 2
2005
Go
6
Chicago Noir
2005
Go
7
Manhattan Noir
2006
Go
8
Miami Noir: The Classics
2006
Go
9
D.C. Noir
2006
Go
10
Baltimore Noir
2006
Go
11
Twin Cities Noir
2006
Go
12
London Noir
2006
Go
13
10
New Orleans Noir
2007
Go
14
Los Angeles Noir
2007
Go
15
Wall Street Noir
2007
Go
16
Havana Noir
2007
Go
17
Detroit Noir
2007
Go
18
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
2008
Go
19
Toronto Noir
2008
Go
20
Las Vegas Noir
2008
Go
21
Manhattan Noir 2
2008
Go
22
Paris Noir
2008
Go
23
Istanbul Noir
2008
Go
24
Boston Noir
2009
Go
25
Rome Noir
2009
Go
26
San Francisco Noir 2
2009
Go
27
Portland Noir
2009
Go
28
6
Delhi Noir
2009
Go
29
6
Phoenix Noir
2009
Go
30
Los Angeles Noir 2
2010
Go
31
Mexico City Noir
2010
Go
32
Richmond Noir
2010
Go
33
Orange County Noir
2010
Go
34
Indian Country Noir
2010
Go
35
Moscow Noir
2010
Go
36
Lone Star Noir
2010
Go
37
Philadelphia Noir
2010
Go
38
Haiti Noir
2010
Go
39
Copenhagen Noir
2010
Go
40
Pittsburgh Noir
2011
Go
41
San Diego Noir
2011
Go
42
Barcelona Noir
2011
Go
43
4
Cape Cod Noir
2011
Go
44
Staten Island Noir
2012
Go
45
Mumbai Noir
2012
Go
46
Long Island Noir
2012
Go
47
Venice Noir
2012
Go
48
Kingston Noir
2012
Go
49
St. Petersburg Noir
2012
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50
Kansas City Noir
2012
Go
51
Boston Noir 2
2012
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52
Manila Noir
2013
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53
Buffalo Noir
2013
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54
Dallas Noir
2013
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55
Haiti Noir 2
2013
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56
Singapore Noir
2014
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57
Prison Noir
2014
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58
Tel Aviv Noir
2014
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59
Tehran Noir
2014
Go
60
10
Belfast Noir
2014
Go
61
Helsinki Noir
2014
Go
62
Providence Noir
2015
Go
63
Chicago Noir: The Classics
2015
Go
64
Memphis Noir
2015
Go
65
Zagreb Noir
2015
Go
66
Marseille Noir
2015
Go
67
Beirut Noir
2015
Go
68
Stockholm Noir
2016
Go
69
Brussels Noir
2016
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70
Mississippi Noir
2016
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71
St. Louis Noir
2016
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72
Prague Noir
2016
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73
San Juan Noir
2016
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74
Oakland Noir
2017
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75
Trinidad Noir
2017
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76
Atlanta Noir
2017
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77
New Haven Noir
2017
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78
Montana Noir
2017
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79
Buenos Aires Noir
2017
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80
Montreal Noir
2017
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81
Berlin Noir
2018
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82
São Paulo Noir
2018
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83
6
Santa Cruz Noir
2018
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84
Lagos Noir
2018
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85
Marrakech Noir
2018
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86
Baghdad Noir
2018
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87
Vancouver Noir
2018
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88
Sydney Noir
2018
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89
Hong Kong Noir
2018
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90
Amsterdam Noir
2019
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91
Houston Noir
2019
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92
Columbus Noir
2020
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93
Santa Fe Noir
2020
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94
Alabama Noir
2020
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95
7
Addis Ababa Noir
2020
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96
Tampa Bay Noir
2020
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97
Belgrade Noir
2020
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98
Palm Springs Noir
2021
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List of Jewish Lives Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Medallions (By: Diana Kuprel, Zofia Nalkowska)
1946
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2
Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt (By: Robert Gottlieb)
2010
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3
Moses Mendelssohn (By: Shmuel Feiner)
2010
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4
Emma Goldman (By: Vivian Gornick)
2011
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5
Hank Greenberg
2011
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6
Solomon (By: Steven Weitzman)
2011
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7
Leon Trotsky (By: Joshua Rubenstein)
2011
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8
8
Franz Kafka (By: Saul Friedländer)
2012
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9
Walther Rathenau (By: Shulamit Volkov)
2012
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10
Moshe Dayan (By: Mordechai Bar-On)
2012
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11
Jacob (By: Yair Zakovitch)
2012
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12
Bernard Berenson (By: Rachel Lara Cohen)
2013
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13
Primo Levi (By: Berel Lang)
2013
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14
10
Becoming Freud (By: Adam Phillips)
2014
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15
Lillian Hellman (By: Dorothy Gallagher)
2014
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16
Rav Kook (By: Yehudah Mirsky)
2014
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17
Jabotinsky (By: Hillel Halkin)
2014
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18
David (By: David J. Wolpe)
2014
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19
Leonard Bernstein (By: Allen Shawn)
2014
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20
Ben-Gurion (By: Anita Shapira)
2014
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21
Mark Rothko (By: Annie Cohen-Solal)
2015
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22
Einstein (By: Steven Gimbel)
2015
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23
Léon Blum (By: Pierre Birnbaum)
2015
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24
Peggy Guggenheim ( By: Francine Prose)
2015
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25
Proust (By: Benjamin Taylor)
2015
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26
Groucho Marx (By: Lee Siegel)
2016
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27
Disraeli (By: David Cesarani)
2016
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28
Barbra Streisand (By: Neal Gabler)
2016
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29
Louis D. Brandeis (By: Jeffrey Rosen)
2016
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30
Moses (By: Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg)
2016
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31
Warner Bros (By: David Thomson)
2017
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32
Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films (By: Molly Haskell)
2017
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33
Hayim Nahman Bialik (By: Avner Holtzman)
2017
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34
Yitzhak Rabin (By: Itamar Rabinovich)
2017
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35
Rabbi Akiva (By: Barry W. Holtz)
2017
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36
Julius Rosenwald (By: Hasia R. Diner)
2017
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37
Harvey Milk (By: Lillian Faderman)
2018
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38
Gershom Scholem (By: David Biale)
2018
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39
Menasseh ben Israel (By: Steven Nadler)
2018
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40
Jerome Robbins (By: Wendy Lesser)
2018
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41
Ben Hecht (By: Adina Hoffman)
2019
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42
Martin Buber (By: Paul Mendes-Flohr)
2019
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43
Alfred Stieglitz (By: Phyllis Rose)
2019
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44
Karl Marx (By: Shlomo Avineri)
2019
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45
Irving Berlin (By: James Kaplan)
2019
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46
Theodor Herzl (By: Derek J. Penslar)
2020
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47
8
Houdini (By: Adam Begley)
2020
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48
Stan Lee (By: Liel Leibovitz)
2020
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49
Stanley Kubrick (By: David Mikics)
2020
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50
Heinrich Heine (By: George Prochnik)
2020
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51
Bugsy Siegel (By: Michael Shnayerson)
2021
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52
Man Ray (By: Arthur Lubow)
2021
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53
Judah Benjamin (By: James Traub)
2021
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54
Abraham Joshua Heschel (By: Julian E. Zelizer)
2021
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55
Admiral Hyman Rickover (By: Marc Wortman)
2022
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56
Becoming Elijah (By: Daniel C. Matt)
2022
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57
Ruth (By: Ilana Pardes)
2022
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58
Sidney Reilly (By: Benny Morris)
2022
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59
Arthur Miller (By: John Lahr)
2022
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60
Mel Brooks (By: Jeremy Dauber)
2023
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61
Maimonides (By: Alberto Manguel)
2023
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62
Elie Wiesel (By: Joseph Berger)
2023
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63
Amos Oz (By: Robert Alter)
2023
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List of Mark Kurlansky Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
San Francisco Noir
2002
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2
Seattle Noir
2003
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3
Bronx Noir
2003
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4
Brooklyn Noir
2004
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5
Brooklyn Noir 2
2005
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6
Chicago Noir
2005
Go
7
Miami Noir: The Classics
2006
Go
8
Baltimore Noir
2006
Go
9
Twin Cities Noir
2006
Go
10
London Noir
2006
Go
11
Los Angeles Noir
2007
Go
12
Wall Street Noir
2007
Go
13
Havana Noir
2007
Go
14
Detroit Noir
2007
Go
15
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
2008
Go
16
Toronto Noir
2008
Go
17
Boston Noir
2009
Go
18
6
Delhi Noir
2009
Go
19
6
Phoenix Noir
2009
Go
20
Mexico City Noir
2010
Go
21
Richmond Noir
2010
Go
22
Orange County Noir
2010
Go
23
Indian Country Noir
2010
Go
24
Moscow Noir
2010
Go
25
Lone Star Noir
2010
Go
26
Philadelphia Noir
2010
Go
27
Haiti Noir
2010
Go
28
Pittsburgh Noir
2011
Go
29
Barcelona Noir
2011
Go
30
4
Cape Cod Noir
2011
Go
31
Staten Island Noir
2012
Go
32
Long Island Noir
2012
Go
33
Venice Noir
2012
Go
34
Kingston Noir
2012
Go
35
St. Petersburg Noir
2012
Go
36
Kansas City Noir
2012
Go
37
Buffalo Noir
2013
Go
38
Haiti Noir 2
2013
Go
39
Singapore Noir
2014
Go
40
Tel Aviv Noir
2014
Go
41
Providence Noir
2015
Go
42
Zagreb Noir
2015
Go
43
Marseille Noir
2015
Go
44
Beirut Noir
2015
Go
45
Stockholm Noir
2016
Go
46
Brussels Noir
2016
Go
47
Mississippi Noir
2016
Go
48
St. Louis Noir
2016
Go
49
Prague Noir
2016
Go
50
Oakland Noir
2017
Go
51
Trinidad Noir
2017
Go
52
New Haven Noir
2017
Go
53
Montana Noir
2017
Go
54
Buenos Aires Noir
2017
Go
55
Montreal Noir
2017
Go
56
São Paulo Noir
2018
Go
57
6
Santa Cruz Noir
2018
Go
58
Vancouver Noir
2018
Go
59
Hong Kong Noir
2018
Go
60
Amsterdam Noir
2019
Go
61
Columbus Noir
2020
Go
62
7
Addis Ababa Noir
2020
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Mark Kurlansky

Mark Kurlansky was born on December 7th, 1948 and is currently 76 years old. Mark Kurlansky was born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Mark Kurlansky is probably best known for his Non-Fiction Books. They currently have 24 Non-Fiction books available. The first was released in 1992 with the book A Continent of Islands. The most recently released was The Core of an Onion which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Mark at this time.

Mark Kurlansky has also written The Food of a Younger Land series which has 6 books including The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food and The Food of a Younger Land: The South Eats.

Mark Kurlansky: Awards & Accolades

Kurlansky's book, Nonviolence won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Nonfiction, in 2007.

Kurlansky's book, Milk! was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Food and Cookbooks, in 2018.

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  1. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.
  3. John Grisham, author of the Jake Brigance Series.
  4. Dan Brown, author of the Robert Langdon Series.
  5. Bill Bryson, author of the Bill Bryson Travel Books.

Mark Kurlansky: F.A.Q

When was Mark Kurlansky Born? How old is Mark Kurlansky?

Mark Kurlansky was born on December 7th, 1948. Mark Kurlansky is currently 76 years old.

Where was Mark Kurlansky Born?

Mark Kurlansky was born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA and is American.

What book awards has Mark Kurlansky won?

Kurlansky's book, Nonviolence won the award Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Nonfiction, in 2007.

What was the first book Mark Kurlansky wrote?

The first book written by Mark Kurlansky was A Continent of Islands, published in 1992.

What was the most recent book Mark Kurlansky wrote?

His most recently released work was The Core of an Onion on November 7th, 2023.

Will there be any more books by Mark Kurlansky?

Mark Kurlansky has a new book coming out on July 15th, 2025 called Cheesecake.

How many books has Mark Kurlansky written?

Mark Kurlansky has written 42 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 4 Standalone Novels, 3 books in the Collections, 4 books in the Picture Books, 24 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 6 books in The Food of a Younger Land Series, 1 book in the Jewish Lives Series.

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