Linda Greenlaw

Linda Greenlaw
Born (1960-12-22) December 22, 1960 (age 63)
Connecticut, United States
OccupationAuthor, fisher
EducationColby College
GenreMaritime, autobiography, detective fiction, cookbooks
Notable awardsU.S. Maritime Literature Award (2003)
New England Book Award (2004)

Linda Greenlaw (born December 22, 1960)[1][2] is a best-selling author of books with maritime themes and the only female swordfishing boat captain on the East Coast of the United States.[3] She was featured in the 1997 book The Perfect Storm and the film The Perfect Storm.

Greenlaw wrote three best-selling books about life as a commercial fisher: The Hungry Ocean in 1999, The Lobster Chronicles in 2002 and All Fishermen Are Liars in 2002.

Her books have climbed as high as No. 2 on The New York Times Best Seller list, with The Hungry Ocean remaining on the list for three months.[4][5]

Greenlaw lives on Isle au Haut, Maine, and was the first female sword-fishing boat captain on the American East Coast.[6]

  1. ^ "Greenlaw, Linda, 1960-". Library of Congress Authorities. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  2. ^ Drew, Bernard A. (2007). 100 Most Popular Nonfiction Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies. Libraries Unlimited. p. 135.
  3. ^ "Linda Greenlaw," by John Koch, The Boston Globe, May 2, 1999
  4. ^ Linda Greenlaw bio and 2007 interview, BookReporter.com
  5. ^ Dave Weich, True Tales from Linda Greenlaw Archived 2008-12-09 at the Wayback Machine, Powells.com interview, 2004
  6. ^ The Perfect Storm, by Sebastian Junger