Books & Ideas

Eating Her Way Through New England; Research Can Be Such a Delicious Read

Elizabeth Bennett

Chefs and eaters everywhere rejoiced when Sarah Leah Chase published New England Open-House Cookbook in 2015, after a hiatus of nearly two decades.

11:23 am, July 31, 2017
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Taking a Hard Look at Patriarchy, Guided by Faith and Medicine

Heather Hamacek

In his new book Life’s Work: A Moral Argument for Choice, Dr. Willie Parker argues against allowing sexism, racism and religion to set the standard...

10:48 am, July 31, 2017
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Chronicling the Fight Against Racial Progress

Alex Elvin

Ms. Anderson’s book White Rage, a New York Times bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award winner, presents a brief but incisive look at...

9:13 pm, July 30, 2017
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When the Odds Favor the House, It's Still Important to Feel Lucky

Vivian Ewing

Min Jin Lee's novel Pachinko is a nearly 500-page book that follows one family for seven tumultuous decades. Cultures clash and fates spiral. Wars...

9:06 pm, July 30, 2017
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The Cult of Infatuation Is a Dangerous Game

Chloe Reichel

Danzy Senna’s latest novel, New People, occupies the uneasy space between horror and humor. “I like that slight feeling of anxiety that those two...

8:52 pm, July 30, 2017
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Book Festival to Open with Talk on Covering the White House

Journalists will discuss the unprecedented challenges of reporting on the presidency as well as the latest news from Washington to open this year’s...

5:00 pm, July 27, 2017
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West Tisbury Library Book Sale

The Friends of West Tisbury Library annual book sale runs from July 28 to July 31.

3:26 pm, July 27, 2017
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Vineyard Bookshelf: Deadfall by Linda Fairstein

Elizabeth Bennett

What has Linda Fairstein gotten her lead character into now? You can find out in Deadfall, the 19th in Ms. Fairstein’s long-running series of crime...

12:58 pm, July 27, 2017
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A Cultural Zelig, Jessica Harris Embraces the Muse of Her History

Alex Elvin

Jessica Harris's memoir, My Soul Looks Back, revisits her relationship to Samuel Clemens Floyd 3rd, whose orbit included many of the leading black...

5:22 pm, July 20, 2017
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Vineyard Bookshelf: American Spirit, Speeches by David McCullough

Steve Donoghue

The new book from David McCullough, The American Spirit, is a collection of transcripts from speeches the author has given over the last 30 years.

4:14 pm, July 20, 2017
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Prize Winning Book and a Life Cut Short

Marjory Potts

In 2004, the novel Suite Francaise was awarded the Renaudot Prize, a glittering prize for fiction in France. This astounded the literary world...

1:00 pm, July 20, 2017
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Going to the Heart of Cooking, Kitchen Tables of Ancient Kings

Heather Hamacek

James Beard award-winning cookbook author Joan Nathan’s new cookbook, King Solomon’s Table, is filled with recipes as resplendent as those prepared...