Books & Ideas
Peggy King Jorde, an expert on African burial grounds, will give a virtual talk on August 17 at 3 p.m.
Schlepping Around Martha’s Vineyard is a self-guided driving tour that allows individuals to explore on their own and learn more about the history of...
Merissa Nathan Gerson celebrates the publication of her debut book this week with a reading and author talk on Tuesday, August 17 at the Martha’s...
For four days in two locations, 22 of the country’s leading authors and thinkers gathered for the biennial Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival.
Here on the Island, for many living is an art form and here artists abound.
A book festival audience turned out Friday evening for a panel discussion on the Martha’s Vineyard Museum lawn with three of the country’s leading...
An author signing and dog pawing take place Friday when Dan Perdios and his golden retriever Morgan head over to Edgartown Books.
Earlier this summer Walter Robinson thought of an activity for his 10-year old son, Merwan, to help lighten the mood.
After nearly 20 years working in economic policy, Heather McGhee realized she needed a different approach to understand the fault lines of American...
Walter Isaacson suggests that if one is searching for a summer read, a nail-biting mystery perhaps, his latest biography on the woman behind gene...
When Andrew Marantz, a New Yorker staff writer, attended the “DeploraBall” on the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration in 2016, he didn’t expect there...
It’s a rainy evening and you turn on the television to find your favorite sitcom. A small wave of comfort washes over you and you let that feeling...
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Arts Briefs
Island poet KT Herr leads a free, weekly online poetry writing workshop Fridays beginning May 8.
West Tisbury poet laureate Spencer Thurlow leads another online free-write poetry class on Thursdays starting May 7.
Jennifer Smith Turner’s recent book Child Bride was named best fiction e-book by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.
