Episode · EconTalk · 2021-02-08
Russ Roberts & Lamorna Ash: books mentioned on EconTalk
Lamorna Ash on Dark, Salt, Clear
Lamorna Ash talks about her book Dark, Salt, Clear with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Ash leaves London and moves to the small fishing village of Newlyn, near where her mother grew up on the Cornish coast.
Lamorna Ash discussed The Swordfish and the Star by Gavin Knight. Russ Roberts recommended Dark, Salt, Clear by Lamorna Ash, and discussed Tribe by Sebastian Junger.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Swordfish and the Star
Discussed“there'd been another book that i actually haven't read um called the swordfish and the star that was vaguely about newlin written a couple of years before mine”
Where to get it
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Tribe
Tribe by Sebastian Junger is a reflective examination of social cohesion, community, and the psychological impacts of modern isolation compared to traditional societies.
Discussed“i think a lot about um sebastian younger's book tribe when he describes the people who were captured kidnapped often in war by uh native americans in in combat and they're slaves or hostages were prisoners and then after a while they're integrated into the community that they're in”
Where to get it
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Dark, Salt, Clear
Dark, Salt, Clear by Lamorna Ash is a captivating piece of immersive non-fiction that chronicles the author's time living alongside the fishing community in Newlyn, Cornwall.
Recommended“lamina ash her book is dark salt clear morning”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he is the author of dark salt clear the life of a fishing town”