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The Globe: “Essential Reading”

David Kinney — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:46:07 +0000

The Boston Globe put The Big One on its list of notable New England travel books: “This narrative account of the madcap New England contest is a classic fish tale and then some.” Check it out here.

Best of 2009

David Kinney — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:30:05 +0000

The Big One is making a few Best of 2009 lists. Forbes writer Monte Burke has it among the best sports books of the year: “A rollicking account … spiked with the you-are-there view of the beauty, folly and humanity of the participants.” Sports blogger Dan Shanoff also has The Big One on his Top 10 list, and Popular Mechanics lists it among the best outdoor and adventure books.

(All three lists also praise my buddy Christopher McDougall’s excellent bestseller about ultramarathoners, Born to Run.)

Review

David Kinney — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:20:32 +0000

Cape Cod Times writer Rob Conery reviewed The Big One in this morning’s paper:

“I’ve fished the derby before and the excitement that surges through town is electric. Rumors, laughter and accusations fly. Kinney’s book captures these tales of chicanery, one-upsmanship and braggadocio, and just the overall weirdness …

“The Big One is a fun, two-fisted read about the great derby, one of our cherished fall institutions.”

“We kicked ass.”

David Kinney — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:52:19 +0000

Skip Gates on Buddy Vanderhoop: “Buddy’s only part human being. He’s got one lung and one gill.”

8/26 UPDATE: Buddy’s reeling in the press. See today’s Names column in the Boston Globe.

Advice for the POTUS

David Kinney — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:50:21 +0000

Nelson Sigelman at The Martha’s Vineyard Times offered some advice for President Obama, who’s vacationing on the island next week: “Pick up a copy of ‘The Big One’ by David Kinney in a local bookshop for a good Vineyard beach read … “

NPR

David Kinney — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:52:43 +0000

Today’s media: an interview on The Big One with Mindy Todd of the Cape and Islands NPR station.

Washington Post

David Kinney — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:28:18 +0000

To those thinking of joining the Obamas on the Vineyard in late August, I say: Wait until September.

Meanwhile, a shout-out from The Plain Dealer in Cleveland. Good to see The Big One making its way west.

Review

David Kinney — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:45:27 +0000

The Martha’s Vineyard Times ran a Q&A with me this morning, along with a great review of the book by author and fisherman Paul Fersen.

“What Kinney uncovers in documenting this event,” he writes, “is the deep cultural underbelly of a fishing society that few people on the outside will understand. … [U]ltimately, the book does what a good book should do — it tells a great tale and like most great nonfiction, it reveals characters fiction writers would be hard-pressed to duplicate. If you fish, or love the Vineyard, or — best case — both, The Big One is well worth the time, the firewood, and the scotch.”

Check out the Fish Head blog today for a post about my favorite fishing books.

Bunch of Grapes

David Kinney — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:45:38 +0000

Great news: Bunch of Grapes bookstore is bouncing back one year after a fire destroyed its home on Main Street in Vineyard Haven. The celebrated store’s grand reopening is planned for Saturday, July 4th, and I’m happy to be kicking off its 2009 author event series at 7:30 p.m. the night before.

USA Today

David Kinney — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:26:39 +0000

With my help, USA Today put together a list of 10 great fishing tournaments. Hawaii, here I come.