Books & Ideas
VINEYARD BIRDS II: Where and What to See on Martha’s Vineyard. By Susan B. Whiting and Barbara B. Pesch. Vineyard Stories, Edgartown, Mass. 2007....
Readers this year lost voices that long had thrived in the Island’s literary ecosystem, from the internationally acclaimed wag Art Buchwald to the...
M enemsha was all hunkered down
’Twas quiet like all Chilmark town
In winter when it’s cold — and snow
Is falling as all folk do know
And Dutcher...
Shel Silverstein was not an easy man, but he was a passionate and spectacular man and artist.
Now, eight years after his death, Mr. Silverstein’s...
Shel Silverstein was an iconoclast but he was disciplined, particularly about his work, which always came first. He developed some interesting...
Shel Silverstein’s thoughts on . . .
Fashion: “Who is this ‘they’ and what difference does it make what they’re wearing? I’ll wear what I want to...
The overwhelming response to the Spice of Life Memoir Organization and Writing course taught by Susan Klein last spring has prompted the Tisbury...
The Chilmark Library will hold a big used books sale, just in time for holiday shopping. Great bargains — hardcovers, books on tape and videos are...
The disclaimer found at the front of political novels is generally trivial boilerplate. It implies that the novelist, or his publisher at least, is...
Katrina Volunteers
More than two years after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, volunteers still are cleaning up and rebuilding areas...
Hungarian-Canadian author and sailor Ferenc Mate, author of The Hills of Tuscany, the critically acclaimed A Reasonable Life, and two books of...
Renowned photojournalist Peter Simon will present a slide show documenting his life in photography and music at the Chilmark Public Library on...
