Books & Ideas

Who Knew Goat Farming Could Be So Fabulous

Sara Brown

Some turn lemons into lemonade. When Beekman boys, Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge found themselves unemployed with two mortgages and 80 goats to...

4:54 pm, July 28, 2014
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Farm to Cookbook for Do It Yourself Dining

Sydney Bender

Morning Glory Farm introduces its second cookbook with a reading on Tuesday at the farm stand. "In this book, vegetables are the stars," said Jim...

1:36 pm, July 28, 2014
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Guest Preacher at Union Chapel

Rev. Matthew Laney, senior minister of Asylum Congregational Church in Hartford, Conn., is the guest preacher at Union Chapel on Sunday, July 27.

3:11 pm, July 22, 2014
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Cooking with Beekman Boys

What could be better than books and the beach? How about books and the people who wrote them, near the beach.

2:52 pm, July 22, 2014
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Authors Cook Up a Tasty Time

Sydney Bender

They weren’t on the farm, out at sea, behind the line or in their home kitchens. For the first time, Island authors Susie Middleton, Catherine...

5:53 pm, July 17, 2014
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From High Heels to Chickens, Author Pens Family Adventures

Connie Berry

Ellen Stimson's Mud Season chronicles her family’s 2003 move from city life in St. Louis to country life in a tiny Vermont town. The book is a...

4:33 pm, July 17, 2014
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Iconic Harbor View Hotel Parallels History of Edgartown

Alex Elvin

Its porches and windows frame Edgartown harbor and the surrounding landscape, drawing visitors from around the Island and the world. It is a favorite...

5:34 pm, July 10, 2014
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Susan Minot Uses Fiction to Discover Hard Truths

Alex Elvin

In her first novel in 12 years, Susan Minot explores the darkness and wonder of human experience. Thirty Girls follows the stories of two women from...

1:49 pm, July 10, 2014
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Novel Discussion at Library

On Tuesday, July 15, at 7 p.m. Neville Frankel will give a reading and discussion of his novel Bloodlines at the Vineyard Haven Public Library, 200...

10:56 am, July 9, 2014
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Author Lecture Series

Martha’s Vineyard Author Lecture Series features a series of evening lectures, readings and panel discussions throughout the summer, with nationally...

1:07 pm, July 8, 2014
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Honoring Words of Frederick Douglass on Fourth of July

Colette Lathan

On Saturday, for the tenth year in a row, a group of readers took turns reciting Frederick Douglass' speech The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the...