Books & Ideas
In 1969, after an absence of some 30 years from the Vineyard, Dr. David Lowenthal (now 93 years old) revisited the Island.
A mysterious drowning in Oak Bluffs harbor sets the stage for Cynthia Riggs’s 13th novel, Bloodroot.
Jib Ellis’s newest collection of stories, Jib’s Hat, draws from a lifetime of experiences.
driver Sam Hill cannot seem to find peace on the Vineyard in the third book in Michael G. West’s eco-thriller trilogy, Burn: A Year-round Place to...
Women Healers of the World: The Traditions, History & Geography of Herbal Medicine, has been awarded the national Nautilus Book Award.
Chris Fischer’s cookbook, published last spring, was honored this week with a James Beard Award for American Cooking.
The Friends of the Edgartown Library announce the publication of a new book, The Edgartown Free Public Library 1891-2016.
The March installment of Tweed’s Reads reading group at West Tisbury library will take up the topic “the prison of group think.”
The West Tisbury Library has received a gift of books from the Vineyard’s sister island, the Caribbean nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
At the far western tip of the Island, Wayward Wampum has remained open since Labor Day, expanding the social landscape in a remote area.
The Martha’s Vineyard League of Women Voters is hosting Patricia J. Williams on Saturday, Feb. 13.
On Wednesday, Feb. 10, the second Sail MV dinner/lecture takes place at the Black Dog Tavern beginning at 6 p.m.
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Arts Briefs
The poet laureate of Martha’s Vineyard has a new book out and he is looking for you to get engaged with words.
Junot Diaz is a Pulitzer-prize winning writer. John Forte, formerly of the Fugees, is a Grammy-nominated musician and producer.
Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, will speak on Sunday, July 24.
