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About Nevin Nevin Martell is a D.C.-area based independent writer-photographer focusing on food, foraging, and travel, whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, National Geographic, The Boston Globe, USA Today, Bloomberg, BBC, The Daily Beast, AARP, Men’s Journal, Fortune, Travel + Leisure, Runner’s World, Michelin Guide, Eater, Washingtonian, Washington City Paper, and many other publications. He is the author of eight books, including Red Truck Bakery Cookbook: Gold-Standard Recipes from America’s Favorite Rural Bakery, The Founding Farmers Cookbook: 100 Recipes for True Food & Drink, It’s So Good: 100 Real Food Recipes for Kids, the travelogue-memoir Freak Show Without a Tent: Swimming with Piranhas, Getting Stoned in Fiji and Other Family Vacations, and the small-press smash Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip. He is currently at work on his ninth book, a wild food cookbook to be published by Storey Publishing in the spring of 2027. He has appeared on the hit Netflix show Somebody Feed Phil, NPR, The Frommer’s Travel Show, Expedia’s Out Travel the System, The Kojo Nnamdi Show, Bookman’s Corner, Chatter On Books, and The Moveable Feast, plus starred in a beer commercial. Additionally, he is the co-founder of the highly successful New Kitchens On The Block event series and the internationally acclaimed Pay It Furloughed initiative. He holds a master’s from The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a bachelor’s from Vassar College. Last, but definitely not least, he is a proud poppa. 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He has since earned a reputation as one of the most innovative, stylish, and vital recording artists of our time -- selling millions of records in the United States alone, heading up numerous Album of the Year lists, and taking home a few Grammys and MTV spacemen. This insightful portrait explores Beck's unorthodox childhood, his rise to fame, and his impact on the landscape of contemporary music. Exploring his musical history, live performances, and recording sessions -- and featuring a complete discography that includes hard-to-find collaborations and appearances -- this is a comprehensive and fascinating inating look at the inimitable and ever-evolving Beck. https://www.nevinmartell.com/books/dave-matthews-band monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606df8e07ec0113bb1010600/1617824989658-089H2I6M2E96RGRFGI27/image-asset.jpeg Books - Dave Matthews Band - Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People Their albums enter the charts at #1. Fans follow them around the country, soaking up the incredible energy of their sold-out live concerts. From gigging at an Earth Day celebration and more frat parties than anyone can remember, Dave Matthews and his phenomenal band have electrified rock 'n' roll America. Now a music industry insider takes you to the heart of the Dave Matthews Band - their meteoric rise to superstardom and the most extensive listing ever published of their tours and smash recordings, including the bootlegs that the band encourages. Charlottesville, Virginia, 1991: Dave Matthews meets and jams with drummer Carter Beauford, bassist Stefan Lessard, saxophonist Leroi Moore, and violinist Boyd Tinsley. The band tours extensively for the next two years and puts out the self-released live album, Remember Two Things. Their enthusiastic grass-roots following in the Southeast and groove-ridden jams earn them a major label deal with RCA Records and the release of Under the Table and Dreaming, giving fans two smash hits and garnering a pair of Grammy nominations. But it is the heartfelt ballad "Crash Into Me" from their third album, Crash, that vaults them into the alternative-rock mainstream. Superb critical acclaim for their fourth bestselling set, Before These Crowded Streets, lands Dave on the cover of Spin, dubbed "the King of Rock" Through interviews with close associates, collaborators, tour mates, and friends, along with a complete discography and "gigography" (the definitive list of all the band's phenomenal live shows), this book takes you inside the Dave Matthews universe. This multiracial quintet's unique mix of jazz, blue-eyed funk, world rhythms, and sensitive lyricism speaks to people across generations. https://www.nevinmartell.com/books/standing-small monthly 0.5 2021-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606df8e07ec0113bb1010600/1617824578978-X62X4YMQRUTZIAFSE36L/image-asset.jpeg Books - Standing Smalll - Standing Small: A Celebration of 30 Years of the LEGO Minifigure For over 30 years, the LEGO minifigures have make is possible for children to populate their LEGO worlds with a diverse cast of characters. Learn fascinating facts, learn how minifigures are made, and see fans' customized minifigures. https://www.nevinmartell.com/books/calvin-and-hobbes monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606df8e07ec0113bb1010600/1617824293893-WBVDAH8STG2TSOA75O5K/image-asset.jpeg Books - Looking for Calvin & Hobbes - Looking for Calvin and Hobbes For ten years, Calvin and Hobbes was one the world's most beloved comic strips. And then, on the last day of 1995, the strip ended. Its mercurial and reclusive creator, Bill Watterson, not only finished the strip but withdrew entirely from public life. In Looking for Calvin and Hobbes, Nevin Martell sets out on a very personal odyssey to understand the life and career of the intensely private man behind Calvin and Hobbes. Martell talks to a wide range of artists and writers (including Dave Barry, Harvey Pekar, and Brad Bird) as well as some of Watterson's closest friends and professional colleagues, and along the way reflects upon the nature of his own fandom and on the extraordinary legacy that Watterson left behind. This is as close as we're ever likely to get to one of America's most ingenious and intriguing figures - and it's the fascinating story of an intrepid author's search for him, too. https://www.nevinmartell.com/books/founding-farmers monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606df8e07ec0113bb1010600/1617823933762-WCXPT4VZONRHP2THFZWD/9781449437169__20432.1609822404.jpg Books - The Founding Farmers Cookbook - The Founding Farmers Cookbook: 100 Recipes for True Food & Drink Take a fresh look at what you put on the table with The Founding Farmers Cookbook: 100 Recipes for True Food & Drink, from one of America’s most popular and sustainable restaurants. Nestled in the nation’s capital, Founding Farmers offers traditional homegrown fare made with fresh ingredients from family farms, ranches, and fisheries across the country. Now you can indulge in traditional American dishes such as Yankee Pot Roast, Southern Pan-Fried Chicken and Waffles, and 7-Cheese Mac & Cheese at home. Best of all, they’re easy to make using fresh ingredients that are grown right here in the United States and can be found at your local farmers’ market. https://www.nevinmartell.com/books/freak-show monthly 0.5 2021-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606df8e07ec0113bb1010600/1617823486726-MQ01ZO1VN17PYSA2K3IN/image-asset.jpeg Books - Freak Show Without A Tent - Freak Show Without A Tent Fishing for piranhas in the Amazon, getting stoned at Fijian kava ceremonies, and witnessing the ancient ritual of land diving on Pentecost Island is the stuff of National Geographic cover stories – and Nevin Martell’s childhood vacations. His family’s globetrotting took them from the South Pacific to South America and many points nowhere in-between. Though their lifestyle choices were eccentric, the locations they visited exotic, and the people they met extraordinary, these escapades are firmly grounded in the trials, tribulations, and tribal rivalries that plague all families. Freak Show Without a Tent is a grandly hilarious memoir-misadventure that is equal parts National Lampoon’s Vacation, Romancing the Stone and Crocodile Dundee. Woven seamlessly into the stories of exploring the far side of the far side, near death experiences and gastronomical catastrophes is the story of a young boy coming of age, the evolving relationship between a father and son, and a family discovering its own boundaries. With the honesty and innocence that can only come through the eyes of youth, Martell reveals the symbiosis of interdependence and independence that exist deep within both rainforests and families. To paraphrase a family motto: buy the ticket, take the ride, and hope you survive, so that you can tell your therapist all about it. https://www.nevinmartell.com/books/its-so-good monthly 0.5 2021-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606df8e07ec0113bb1010600/1617823005837-4SF3S00J1RBIIY58OVL8/It%27s+So+Good.jpeg Books - It's So Good - It’s So Good A unique cookbook that includes more than one hundred recipes for "little chefs." Each recipe contains a list of ingredients, detailed cooking directions, a photo of the finished dish, and "tips from the chef!" Most of the recipes feature fruits and vegetables to ensure children are eating nutritious foods. https://www.nevinmartell.com/books/redtruck monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606df8e07ec0113bb1010600/1617822344705-9DZ9MG1ETVWXNZAZU8OQ/A1FQl-7t4mL.jpg Books - Red Truck Bakery Cookbook - Red Truck Bakery Cookbook: Gold-Standard Recipes from America’s Favorite Rural Bakery A charming bakery cookbook with 85 southern baking recipes for favorites like cookies, cakes, pies, and more to make every day delicious—from breakfast to dessert. Nestled on Main Street among the apple orchards and rolling hills of rural Virginia, Red Truck Bakery is beloved for its small town feel and standout baked goods. Red Truck Bakery Cookbook is your one-way ticket to making these crowd-pleasing confections at home. Full of fresh flavors, a sprinkle of homespun comfort, and a generous pinch of Americana, the recipes range from Southern classics like Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits and Mom’s Walnut Chews, to local favorites like the Shenandoah Apple Cake and Appalachian Pie with Ramps and Morels. Between the keepsake recipes are charming stories of the bakery’s provenance and 75 gorgeous photographs of evocative landscapes and drool-worthy delectables. These blue-ribbon desserts and anytime snacks are sure to please!