“BoatSense: Lessons and Yarns from a Marine Writer’s Life Afloat” by Doug Logan; Seapoint Books, 2019; 120 pp.; $19.95. Book review by Charlie Doane What a charming book this is! A slim volume, but with a surprising variety of material in it. There’s a good deal of standard-issue practical adviceRead More
by Christina Thompson; HarperCollins, 2019; 324 pp., $12.80 Book review by Sandy Marsters For Points East Ask any third-grade class how humans arrived on the far-flung islands of Polynesia and you’ll probably get some of the same answers that grown-ups offered until fairly recently: God put them there; they walkedRead More
“Maiden” directed by Alex Holmes. Perf. Tracy Edwards, Jeni Mundy, and Mikaela Von Koskull. New Black Films 2019. In theaters now. Movie review by Molly Mulhern For Points East You may have heard that the movie “Maiden” is recently out in wide release in the U.S. Not your usual HollywoodRead More
Review by Charlie Doane For Points East “The Mercy” directed by James Marsh. Perf. Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, and Ken Stott. StudioCanal 2017. YouTube, Google Play, Vudu and Amazon Prime. Decent films about ocean sailing are, alas, few and far between, so it’s worth noting there are atRead More
By Ben Emory; Seapoint Books, 2018; 224 pp.; $19.95. Reviewed by Fiona Gordon Natural Resources Council of Maine Ben Emory provides a detailed account of how his formative years spent summering on the coast of Maine framed his personal and professional lifelong commitment to conserving land and, through that, wildlifeRead More
“Second Chances” By Greg Coppa; Stillwater River Publications, 2018; 246 pp. Last summer, longtime Points East contributor and Wickford, R.I., resident Greg Coppa published, after many years of false starts, his novel “Second Chances.” The book follows a young man named Skip Thornton, a former Rhode Island resident who nowRead More
Reviews by Bob Muggleston For Points East “Chris-Craft: An American Classic” by Nick Voulgaris III; Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 2018; 223 pp. Chris-Craft is surely one of the most iconic boat brands in the world, and for good reason. Regardless of what kind of boating you do – be itRead More
“Second Wind: A Sunfish Sailor, an Island, and the Voyage That Brought a Family Together” by Nathaniel Philbrick; Penguin Books, 2018; 240 pp. Reviewed by Sandy Marsters For Points East The Sunfish. What a weird boat, though not as weird as the flush-deck Sailfish. We had one of those atRead More
“Second Wind: A Sunfish Sailor, an Island, and the Voyage That Brought a Family Together” by Nathaniel Philbrick; Penguin Books, 2018; 240 pp. Reviewed by Sandy Marsters For Points East The Sunfish. What a weird boat, though not as weird as the flush-deck Sailfish. We had one of those atRead More
“Tales from a Tugboat Captain: An Inside Glimpse of what it’s Like to Live Where You Work” Thomas Teague; Self-published, 2019; 135 pp. $24.95. Reviewed by Bob Muggleston For Points East OK, so a minor disclaimer: I’m a total sucker for books written by professional mariners. Being on the recreationalRead More
