Sitting in the church pew of a battered looking Catholic church complete with pulpit, peeling gold leaf, and stained glass is not the place I thought I would be waiting to listen to Jonathan Safran Foer talk about his new book.  The Brooklyn church, which Foer revealed is only four blocks from his house, served Thursday night as the forum for Foer to talk about his latest book, Eating Animals.  With his newest publication, the author steps away from fiction to explore what it means to, well, eat animals. Foer was everything I thought he would be—quiet, reserved, and articulate— but undoubtedly firm in his message.

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