by Jane Cumberlidge, Dick Durham, Norman Kean, Jonty Pearce, and Dag PikeReview by Alex Blackwell A nicely written, eclectic selection of anchorages around the British Isles. The accounts of the chosen anchorages have been authored by distinguished cruising sailors and experienced journalists. The two-page description of each anchorage is brief, Read more
By Garrett CarrReview by Daria Blackwell When Alex and I crossed the Atlantic, we read books non-stop, hundreds of books. Yet when we remain fixed to land, there seems to be little time to spend with books until something anchors us to one spot. And so, last week, a little Read more
By Asha de VosIllustrated by Adam HookReview by Daria Blackwell Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford2026Hardcover, 223 pages, with AppendixISBN: 978-0-691-27321-1eBook: 978-0-691-27322-8 Have you ever wished you could learn more about whales but couldn’t stand the thought of the scientific jargon that usually accompanies such works? Fear no more. Whale Read more