Paul Greenberg (born July 4, 1967) is an American fisherman and author who focuses on environmental, seafood and technology issues.
Biography
Greenberg has been a lifelong fisherman and started fishing with his father when he was five years old."Q&A: Why Paul Greenberg Spent a Year of His Life Eating Fish". pbs.org. Retrieved 29 January 2023. He studied Russian Studies at Brown University.
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 Hardcover List as of August 13.NYT Hardcover Nonfiction list of bestselling books 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 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.James Beard Award from James Beard web site 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.The Fish On My Plate Greenberg's 2015 TED TalkThe four fish we are overeating and what to eat instead A TED talk, 2015 has received over 1.5 million views.
In 2014 Greenberg followed up Four Fish with American Catch: The Fight for Our Local Seafood,What Is The American Catch interview, from author's website 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 PlanetThe Omega Principle official web site an in-depth lookThe science and environmental hazards behind fish-oil supplements interview for NPR 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 WorldThe Goodbye Phone Hello World Goodbye Phone Hello World website (Chronicle Books) and The Climate Diet Kirkus Review of The Climate Diet (Penguin Press). The Climate Diet focuses on 50 ways people can reduce their carbon footprint.. The New York Times. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
Most recently Greenberg published A Third Term,A Third Term a speculative fiction in which George Washington is summoned from the past to run against a Trump-like "Tyrant" in 2028.
Greenberg has been a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellow,NEA Writers' Corner Official web site a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation,Fellows Directory - Paul Greenberg and a W.K. Kellogg Foundation Food and Society Policy Fellow. He currently resides in New York City and lecturesPaul Greenberg's bio at the Penguin Random House speakers' bureau. widely throughout North America.
Diet In September 2015 in response to having his blood drawn, Greenberg decided to become a pescetarian."How to eat to save the planet, according to author Paul Greenberg". gq-magazine.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2021. Greenberg spent a year eating only fish."What Happened When An Author Ate Fish For Every Meal For A Year". wpr.org. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
Selected publications
Four Fish (2010) American Catch (2014) The Omega Principle (2018) Goodbye Phone, Hello World (2020) The Climate Diet (2021) A Third Term (2024)
References
External links Paul Greenberg interviewed on Fresh Air New York Times Magazine review of "Four Fish" Paul Greenberg Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau