Jon's given a lot of himself to this book. Watching him work provided us with a new appreciation for just how difficult it is to have your writing published.
The book grew out of his master's thesis at UNC in 2006. I can remember having breakfast with Jon and Emily in D.C. when he told us his plan to take a year to try and turn his thesis into a book. We respected his determination and willingness to take a risk then. That respect has only grown over the past four years.
We picked up our copy of American Wasteland on Saturday afternoon. Jon's book is in good company, appearing on the shelf next to authors like Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. You can secure your copy here or at one of many fine book sellers near you.
Here's a link to Jon's blog and the many press clippings he's earned.
Kudos to Jon. Buy his book!
American Wasteland blurb
What Tom Vanderbilt did for traffic and Brian Wansink did for mindless eating, Jonathan Bloom does for food waste. The topic couldn’t be timelier: As more people are going hungry while simultaneously more people are morbidly obese, American Wasteland sheds light on the history, culture, and mindset of waste while exploring the parallel eco-friendly and sustainable-food movements. As the era of unprecedented prosperity comes to an end, it’s time to reexamine our culture of excess.Working at both a local grocery store and a major fast food chain and volunteering with a food recovery group, Bloom also interviews experts—from Brian Wansink to Alice Waters to Nobel Prize–winning economist Amartya Sen—and digs up not only why and how we waste, but, more importantly, what we can do to change our ways.
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