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It was a more politically calculated book. But it really grew out of so many people who read Omnivore's Dilemma who wanted me to take the next step, to say, "Okay, I know all this, now what do I do?" It's true that In Defense of Food was a much more prescriptive book than I've written before, and in that sense it's a departure. I'm definitely conflicted by it because I feel I'm primarily a writer, a journalist, and even though I'm doing advocacy work it must be rooted in the primacy of the individual voice, and not in movement politics. Has it been a comfortable transition or are you conflicted by your new political role? You sort of morphed from reporter to advocate, and that's kind of changed your status, from journalist to leader of the sustainable food movement. In Defense of Food felt different from your other books. Michael Pollan: I never tire of hearing it. This is an edited transcript.īill Lueders: You probably hear this every single day but I love your writing. 18 edition of Isthmus, was conducted by phone on Aug. The following interview, used in preparation for the cover story about Pollan in the Sept. Michael Pollan, the acclaimed author of five books, including The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food, will be in Madison next week for a series of events as part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Go Big Read common-reading program and this year's Food for Thought Festival.
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