Numbers are naturally uncertain on the point, but it’s estimated that in the present day roughly 250 million people are living in countries where they were not born. Millions and perhaps...

Emperors of the Deep: Sharks — The Ocean’s Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians By William McKeever, HarperOne, 2019, 320 pgs. $25.99. Since it’s 2019...

From her earliest years, writes Janet Messineo in her terrific new book Casting into the Light: Tales of a Fishing Life, she knew she wanted to be a great fisherman. “I knew I was as capable...

Mr. Straight Arrow: The Career of John Hersey, author of Hiroshima by Jeremy Treglown, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019, 384 pgs., $28. Biographer, critic, and former TLS editor Jeremy Treglown...

Living Life with the Grace of a Butterfly by Shirley W. Mayhew, Music Street Press, 2019, 117 pgs., $10. Longtime Martha’s Vineyard readers will greet this slim volume with a warm, welcoming...

Martha’s Vineyard Fish Tales by Nelson Sigelman, Stackpole Books, 2019, 224 pages, $24.95 The subtitle of Nelson Sigelman’s new book Martha’s Vineyard Fish Tales stakes out its...

The Making of Nantucket: Family Lives and Fortunes in the Nineteenth Century, Everett U. Crosby, Spinner Publications, 2018, 250 pages, $27. Nantucket (that other island) is a spit of land 30 miles...

On the Same Page By N. D. Galland, William Morrow, 2018, 304 pgs., $15.99. On the Same Page, the delightful new book by novelist and Vineyard resident N. D. Galland, centers around an unlikely...

Chappaquiddick Speaks by Bill Pinney, Stormy Weather Press, 2017, 398 pages, $19.95. One of the lesser tolls of tragedy is the way it taints places. No one can look at the beautiful rolling fields...

Dog Training Diaries: Proven Expert Tips & Tricks to Live in Harmony with Your Dog by Tom Shelby, Skyhorse Publishing, 2018, 176 pgs., $16.99  The pet industry in the United States has...