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I come from a family of avid fishermen. Growing up in the American Midwest, they fished in the lakes for blue gill in the summer and went ice fishing in the winter. In Florida, where they now live, my brother and his son fish for bass. We still laugh about the time my brother caught a baby alligator when he first moved there. My nephew’s Instagram feed i…
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I’m Kristin Jensen, the founder, publisher and editor at Blasta Books and Nine Bean Rows. Before I started my publishing house, I was a freelance editor and food writer for over 20 years and I’ve co-authored three books. I pretty much eat, sleep and breathe books and food. You can also find me on Instagram @edibleireland.📚