“It’s okay with me. It’s a surf-and-turf kind of deal.” Sixty-nine-year-old Richard Ellis was talking about the fact that in May, two months before Knopf publishes his book Tuna: A Love Story, Putnam will be publishing a book by Susan Bourette called Meat: A Love Story. Mr. Ellis’ book is about the endangered bluefin tuna, which he calls “the fastest, smartest, most highly evolved fish in the ocean.” Ms. Bourette’s book is about traveling the world to taste and think about different kinds of meat.  read more »