Books & Ideas
Thomas Dresser’s new book, Martha’s Vineyard: A History, presents a clear and concise description of the Island’s history.
“I’m still searching for the perfect one line sentence to serve to people when they inevitably ask what my book is about,” poet, author and librarian...
When Jan Pogue and her husband John Walter first moved to the Vineyard, they soon encountered the phenomenon of the “book in the bottom drawer.”
More than 70 years after his death, James Joyce once again stole the show. For a single night, the Island brought back to life the man and his work.
Arun Gandhi is on a mission to restore the state of humanity. It is a big goal, but he follows in the footsteps of his grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi.
Following Dr. George Church’s recent discussion on gene therapy, age reversal and the regenesis of extinct species, one woman in the crowd raised her...
Pulitzer-Prize winning historian and author David McCullough, a longtime West Tisbury resident, will be speaking at the Grange Hall in July.
Kay Scheidler, author of Standards Matter, will be speaking at Bunch of Grapes Bookstore on Wednesday, June 17, at 7 p.m.
The 37th annual Arts and Society Bloomsday celebration takes place on Wednesday, June 17, at 8 p.m. at the Katharine Cornell Theatre.
Chris Fischer knows Martha’s Vineyard well. The family homestead, Beetlebung Farm, is the primary subject of Mr. Fischer’s new book, The Beetlebung...
Next week at the Katharine Cornell Theatre, Dr. George Church will deliver a lecture on synthetic biology and its human health implications.
Two Vineyarders, Chris Fischer and Michael Van Valkenburgh will be sharing the stage Tuesday at the 92Y in New York city.
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Arts Briefs
Lara O’Brien will host a writing workshop for teenagers at the Noepe Center for the Literary Arts beginning Sunday, Nov. 29.
Holly Bellebuono’s Women Healers of the World has been awarded the 16th Annual Thomas DeBaggio Book of the Year Award by The International Herb...
American Romantic by Ward Just was named a Must-Read Book in the fiction category of the 2015 Massachusetts Book Awards.
