Mark Kurlansky

In the 1970s the Mark Kurlansky turned to journalism and became a foreign international correspondent for The Chicago Tribune, The International Herald Tribune, and The Miami Herald. His work has appeared in a variety of magazines and newspapers and has authored over 31 books including nonfiction, fiction, and children’s books. Salt Some of the oldest methods of salt collection, for example filling a jar with brine and letting the water evaporate until salt is collected have been implemented for thousands of years.

The best place to start is the Jewish Lives series, the earliest of Mark Kurlansky's multi-book series: it opens with Medallions (1946) and runs to 79 books across 1946–2027, ending with Fiorello La Guardia (2027). Mark Kurlansky's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Mark Kurlansky has 243 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1946 and 2027. 206 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Jewish Lives series with 79 books — and 37 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Mark Kurlansky's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Jewish Lives (1946–2027, 79 books) and The Food of a Younger Land (2009, 6 books).

This guide splits Mark Kurlansky's 243 books into 3 named series and 37 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Jewish Lives (79 books, 1946–2027); The Food of a Younger Land (6 books, 2009); Akashic Noir (121 books, 2002–2025).