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To Catch a Fish (Non-Fiction) was the most recently released book by Mark Kurlansky, on March 31st, 2026.

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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 Cod, 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

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are The Big Oyster, Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue, and Battle Fatigue.

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

Ranked by popularity, the top picture books are The Cod's Tale, The Girl Who Swam to Euskadi, and The Story of Salt.

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

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are Salt, Cod, and Milk!.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Continent of Islands
1992
Go
2
A Chosen Few
1994
Go
3
7.6
Cod
1997
Go
4
The Last Fish Tale
1998
Go
5
10
The Basque History of the World
1999
Go
6
Choice Cuts
2002
Go
7
8.1
Salt
2002
Go
8
8
1968
2003
Go
9
8.7
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
Go
16
8
Paper
2016
Go
17
Havana
2017
Go
18
9.7
Milk!
2018
Go
19
Bugs In Danger
2019
Go
20
Salmon
2020
Go
21
The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing
2021
Go
22
The Importance of Not Being Ernest
2022
Go
23
Big Lies: From Socrates to Social Media (With: Eric Zelz)
2022
Go
24
The Core of an Onion
2023
Go
25
The Boston Way
2025
Go
26
To Catch a Fish
2026
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List of The Food of a Younger Land Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top The Food of a Younger Land books are The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food, The Food of a Younger Land: The Northeast Eats, and The Food of a Younger Land: The Middle West Eats.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
4
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
Go
5
8
Hasidic Noir
2004
Go
6
Brooklyn Noir 2
2005
Go
7
Chicago Noir
2005
Go
8
Dublin Noir
2005
Go
9
Manhattan Noir
2006
Go
10
4
Miami Noir
2006
Go
11
D.C. Noir
2006
Go
12
Baltimore Noir
2006
Go
13
Twin Cities Noir
2006
Go
14
London Noir
2006
Go
15
10
New Orleans Noir
2007
Go
16
Los Angeles Noir
2007
Go
17
Wall Street Noir
2007
Go
18
Havana Noir
2007
Go
19
Detroit Noir
2007
Go
20
Queens Noir
2008
Go
21
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
2008
Go
22
Toronto Noir
2008
Go
23
Las Vegas Noir
2008
Go
24
Trinidad Noir
2008
Go
25
D.C. Noir 2
2008
Go
26
Manhattan Noir 2
2008
Go
27
Paris Noir
2008
Go
28
Istanbul Noir
2008
Go
29
9
Boston Noir
2009
Go
30
Rome Noir
2009
Go
31
San Francisco Noir 2
2009
Go
32
Portland Noir
2009
Go
33
6
Delhi Noir
2009
Go
34
6
Phoenix Noir
2009
Go
35
Los Angeles Noir 2
2010
Go
36
Mexico City Noir
2010
Go
37
Richmond Noir
2010
Go
38
Orange County Noir
2010
Go
39
10
Indian Country Noir
2010
Go
40
Moscow Noir
2010
Go
41
Lone Star Noir
2010
Go
42
Philadelphia Noir
2010
Go
43
Haiti Noir
2010
Go
44
Copenhagen Noir
2010
Go
45
Pittsburgh Noir
2011
Go
46
San Diego Noir
2011
Go
47
Barcelona Noir
2011
Go
48
4
Cape Cod Noir
2011
Go
49
New Jersey Noir
2011
Go
50
Staten Island Noir
2012
Go
51
10
Mumbai Noir
2012
Go
52
Long Island Noir
2012
Go
53
6
Venice Noir
2012
Go
54
Kingston Noir
2012
Go
55
St. Petersburg Noir
2012
Go
56
Kansas City Noir
2012
Go
57
8
Boston Noir 2
2012
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58
USA Noir
2013
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59
Manila Noir
2013
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60
Buffalo Noir
2013
Go
61
Dallas Noir
2013
Go
62
Haiti Noir 2
2013
Go
63
9
Singapore Noir
2014
Go
64
Prison Noir
2014
Go
65
Tel Aviv Noir
2014
Go
66
Tehran Noir
2014
Go
67
10
Belfast Noir
2014
Go
68
Helsinki Noir
2014
Go
69
Rio Noir
2014
Go
70
Providence Noir
2015
Go
71
Chicago Noir: The Classics
2015
Go
72
Memphis Noir
2015
Go
73
7
Zagreb Noir
2015
Go
74
Marseille Noir
2015
Go
75
Beirut Noir
2015
Go
76
New Orleans Noir: The Classics
2016
Go
77
Stockholm Noir
2016
Go
78
Brussels Noir
2016
Go
79
Mississippi Noir
2016
Go
80
St. Louis Noir
2016
Go
81
Prague Noir
2016
Go
82
San Juan Noir
2016
Go
83
Oakland Noir
2017
Go
84
Trinidad Noir: The Classics
2017
Go
85
7
Atlanta Noir
2017
Go
86
New Haven Noir
2017
Go
87
Montana Noir
2017
Go
88
Buenos Aires Noir
2017
Go
89
Montreal Noir
2017
Go
90
Berlin Noir
2018
Go
91
São Paulo Noir
2018
Go
92
6
Santa Cruz Noir
2018
Go
93
Lagos Noir
2018
Go
94
Marrakech Noir
2018
Go
95
7
Baghdad Noir
2018
Go
96
7
Vancouver Noir
2018
Go
97
Sydney Noir
2018
Go
98
Hong Kong Noir
2018
Go
99
7
Amsterdam Noir
2019
Go
100
Milwaukee Noir
2019
Go
101
Houston Noir
2019
Go
102
Nairobi Noir
2020
Go
103
Columbus Noir
2020
Go
104
Santa Fe Noir
2020
Go
105
7
Alabama Noir
2020
Go
106
Berkeley Noir
2020
Go
107
7
Addis Ababa Noir
2020
Go
108
Tampa Bay Noir
2020
Go
109
Miami Noir: The Classics
2020
Go
110
8
Accra Noir
2020
Go
111
Belgrade Noir
2020
Go
112
Palm Springs Noir
2021
Go
113
Paris Noir: The Suburbs
2022
Go
114
8
Denver Noir
2022
Go
115
South Central Noir
2022
Go
116
Cleveland Noir
2023
Go
117
East Jerusalem Noir
2023
Go
118
West Jerusalem Noir
2023
Go
119
Honolulu Noir
2024
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120
Sacramento Noir
2025
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121
Hamburg Noir
2025
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List of Jewish Lives Books in Publication Order

Prizewinning interpretative biographies exploring Jewish identity.

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
Go
5
Hank Greenberg
2011
Go
6
Solomon (By: Steven Weitzman)
2011
Go
7
Leon Trotsky (By: Joshua Rubenstein)
2011
Go
8
8
Franz Kafka (By: Saul Friedländer)
2012
Go
9
Walther Rathenau (By: Shulamit Volkov)
2012
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10
Moshe Dayan (By: Mordechai Bar-On)
2012
Go
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
6
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
Go
41
Ben Hecht (By: Adina Hoffman)
2019
Go
42
Martin Buber (By: Paul Mendes-Flohr)
2019
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43
Alfred Stieglitz (By: Phyllis Rose)
2019
Go
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
Go
47
8
Houdini (By: Adam Begley)
2020
Go
48
Stan Lee (By: Liel Leibovitz)
2020
Go
49
Stanley Kubrick (By: David Mikics)
2020
Go
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
Go
63
Amos Oz (By: Robert Alter)
2023
Go
64
8
Henrietta Szold (By: Francine Klagsbrun)
2024
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65
Fiorello La Guardia (By: Brenda Wineapple)
2027
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List of Mark Kurlansky Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Paris Noir
2008
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Mark Kurlansky

Mark Kurlansky was born on December 7th, 1948 and is currently 77 years old. Mark Kurlansky was born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Mark Kurlansky has written 26 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1992 with the book A Continent of Islands. The most recently released was To Catch a Fish which was released in 2026. 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.

Mark Kurlansky: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Salt: People Magazine: Best Books From the 2000s Selection in 2024.

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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 77 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?

Nonviolence: Dayton Literary Peace Prize: Nonfiction (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 To Catch a Fish on March 31st, 2026.

What is the most popular book by Mark Kurlansky?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Mark Kurlansky book is Salt. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. Salt (8.11)
  2. Cod (7.60)
  3. Milk! (9.67)
  4. Paper (8.00)
  5. The Basque History of the World (10.00)

Are there upcoming new books by Mark Kurlansky?

Mark Kurlansky does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Mark Kurlansky written?

Mark Kurlansky has written 45 books. 4 Standalone Novels, 3 Collections, 4 books in the Picture Books, 26 Non-Fiction Books, 6 books in The Food of a Younger Land Series, 1 book in the Akashic Noir Series, 1 book in the Jewish Lives Series.

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