Linda Greenlaw is the author of three bestselling books about life as a commercial fisherman. Her last three books, The Hungry Ocean (1999), The Lobster Chronicles (2002) and All Fishermen Are Liars (2004) spent several weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list, the second reaching number two and winning the U.S. Maritime's 2003 Literature Award. The following year, Greenlaw was selected as the winner of the 2004 New England Book Award in the nonfiction category. Greenlaw has been a commercial fisherman for nearly 25 years. She discovered her passion for fishing as a student at Colby College, when she took a summer job as a cook on a boat. After graduating from Colby, where she majored in English and Government, Greenlaw defied her parents' desire for her to become a doctor or a lawyer, choosing instead to pursue a career on the water. She soon proved her skill, becoming the the first and only female swordfishing captain in the Grand Banks Fleet. Author Sebastian Junger called Greenlaw "one of the best swordfishing captains, period, on the East Coast" in his book The Perfect Storm. Linda and her boat, the Hannah Boden, were also featured in the blockbuster movie version of the book. This July 2005, Greenlaw will be on tour to promote Recipes From A Very Small Island, a cookbook of New England-style dishes written with her mother, Martha. Many of the recipes were passed down from generations of Greenlaw, as well as tips on how to cook a lobster and prepare for a clam bake. Today Greenlaw lives on the tiny island of Isle au Haut seven miles off the coast of Maine. She is currently taking a break from swordfishing to captain a lobster boat.