Calvin Trillin has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1963, and over those many years, he’s written enough pieces about Texas food and politics and life in general to fill an anthology. His book, “Trillin on Texas,” was released in 2011.
Garrison Keillor is an author, humorist, storyteller and icon of public broadcasting whose weekly radio show, “A Prairie Home Companion,” was a part of our lives, in one form or another, from 1974 to 2016.
Lawrence Wright is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and staff writer for The New Yorker. Wright won the Pulitzer in 2007 for his book, “Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11.”
Douglas Brinkley’s books explore American history from old times to new, from one end of the country to the other, through profiles of events and people and institutions. His book “The Quiet World: Saving Alaska’s Wilderness Kingdom” was published in 2011.
Author and activist Michael Pollan’s work mixes journalism, environmentalism, animal rights, anthropology and foodiness. He has become an educator, agitator and guide for the not-so-simple act of buying and consuming food.
Frazier’s work is a varied mix of humorous essays, meticulously reported books of non-fiction and wide-ranging magazine articles. He tackles subjects as diverse as the history of the Great Plains, Don Johnson and a trip through Siberia.
Star food writer Amanda Hesser is a prolific food writer for The New York Times, the former food editor of The New York Times Magazine, the co-creator of the recipe lover’s blog “food52” and the author of the 1000-recipe “The Essential New York Times Cookbook.”
James Beard Award-winning author Hetty Lui McKinnon discusses her cookbook “Linger” and how she thinks her recipe’s bold flavors make these vegetarian dishes memorable.
Best-selling author Mitch Albom discusses his sports writing career, and authoring books including “Tuesdays with Morrie” and “Twice.”
National Book Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi discusses his storied career and his book “Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers.”
