Andy Beahrs

Andy Beahrs is the author of the food history and memoir Twain’s Feast: Searching for America’s Lost Foods in the Footsteps of Samuel Clemens, and co-host with Nick Offerman of the Audible Original based on the book. His work also includes the historical novels The Windcatcher and The Sin-Eaters, as well as essays and articles for The New York Times, The Atlantic, Virginia Quarterly Review, and many other publications. A volunteer diver with the Reef Check Kelp Forest Program and with Monterey’s Giant Giant Kelp Restoration Project, he lives in Berkeley, California with his family.