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Twenty-four years have passed since her first critically acclaimed novel. Marilynne Robinson presents her long-awaited second novel about an aging minister reflecting on his abolitionist ancestors, spirituality, and the mysteries of life.
Marilynne Robinson, teaches at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop and is the author of the PEN/Hemingway Award winning novel, "Housekeeping," and two books of nonfiction, "Mother Country" and "The Death of Adam."
Food writer Mort Rosenblum traces chocolate from its origins to it most elaborate forms and explains why he believes chocolate to be as nuanced as a glass of fine wine.
Mort Rosenblum, winner of the James Beard Award for Writing on Food for his previous book, "Olives"