Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hungry Ocean | 1999 | Linda Greenlaw | Buy |
| 2 | The Lobster Chronicles | 2002 | Linda Greenlaw | Buy |
| 3 | All Fishermen Are Liars | 2004 | Linda Greenlaw | Buy |
| 4 | Recipes from a Very Small Island | 2005 | Linda Greenlaw | Buy |
| 5 | Seaworthy | 2010 | Linda Greenlaw | Buy |
| 6 | The Maine Summers Cookbook | 2011 | Linda Greenlaw | Buy |
| 7 | Lifesaving Lessons | 2013 | Linda Greenlaw | Buy |
Linda Greenlaw’s non-fiction books trace her life from the deck of a swordfish boat to a small island off the Maine coast. The Hungry Ocean (1999) came first, a detailed account of a month-long fishing trip that became a bestseller and established Greenlaw as a writer. The Lobster Chronicles (2002) followed her transition from offshore fishing to lobstering on Isle au Haut.
All Fishermen Are Liars (2004) collects sea stories told in a bar, while Seaworthy (2010) recounts her return to swordfishing after years away. Two cookbooks, Recipes from a Very Small Island (2005) and The Maine Summers Cookbook (2011), focus on New England food and cooking with local ingredients. Lifesaving Lessons (2013) is a memoir about adopting a teenager while living on her remote island. Across all seven books, Greenlaw writes about the sea and Maine with the authority of someone who has spent most of her life in both.