Richard J. King is an author and illustrator. Most recently, he wrote Sailing Alone, a history of people who have crossed oceans by themselves and how that has reflected the blue environmental movement. Sailing Alone (Penguin UK/Viking US) was named a best book of the year by the Economist, the Maritime Foundation, and Waterstones Books, as well as a best summer read by the Wall Street Journal. It's being translated into German and French.
Rich's favorite book for Fall 2024 is Alexis Pauline Gumbs's Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals.