Will Darrell, a former East Hampton High School pitcher who was Vassar’s number-one starter during the college season, is now in his second year playing summer ball with the Sag Harbor Whalers.

Venetia Satow, 18, took up sailing only three years ago, when her family moved full time from England to Sag Harbor. Now competitions are going well both locally and regionally.

“The End Is the Beginning” is an eloquent and moving account of the life of Jill Bialosky’s mother, Iris. Recalled backward, it is also a nuanced examination of aging and of the mother-daughter bond.