The Martha’s Vineyard Author Series lineup this year includes 11 authors, spanning themes of free speech, racial justice and culture.
Participants range from former First Lady Jill Biden, to photographer and writer Sally Mann, fiction writers Tayari Jones and Richard Russo, and journalist Maggie Haberman, among others.
The series opens on Saturday, June 6 with Belle Burden talking about her bestselling book, Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage. The event takes place at the Winnetu Oceanside Resort.
Next up on July 12 is Tayari Jones at the Performing Arts Center. Her most recent book, Kin, was selected as a New York Times best book of the year so far.
The series continues throughout the summer, at the Performing Arts Center (PAC) and the Chilmark Community Center (CCC).
Daniela Gerson is at the CCC on July 15; Jill Biden at the PAC on July 16, Lee Bollinger and Jelani Cobb at the PAC on July 26; Sally Mann at the PAC on July 30; Maggie Haberman at the PAC on August 2; U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock at the CCC on August 13; Eugene Robinson at the CCC on August 16 and Richard Russo at the CC on August 20.
All events begin at 7 p.m., other than Ms. Burden’s talk on June 6, which begins at 3 p.m.
The Martha’s Vineyard Author Series is presented by the Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival. For tickets and information, visit mvbookfestival.org.
This article appears in May 15, 2026.