Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

In recent years a growing combination of issues-- including factory farming, environmental concerns, animal rights activism, the local, slow and raw food movements and more--have lead many to examine the relationship between man and beast, particularly when they meet at the dinner table, and not as equally-invited guests. Now acclaimed modernist novelist Jonathan Safran Foer takes up the issue in his first work of non-fiction. KMUW book critic Sarah Bagby is here with more on his latest literary fare.

You can hear Sarah Bagby's book reviews the second and fourth Mondays of every month on Morning Edition, and find additional information about the books and authors reviewed here.

Foer's website for the new book, including more on the work, the author and issue-related resources:
http://www.eatinganimals.com/ Foer on The Ellen Show discussing his new book:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYZ7IlWo3BM