Books & Ideas
At age 21 Rick Herrick wrote a letter to Princeton University’s religion department declining his acceptance into their New Testament PhD program.
Michael G. West wrote a talking blues song and it goes a little something like this. “I was born in 1947 / North of hell and south of heaven / About...
On the northeast coast of Ireland in the small suburb Howth, Lara O’Brien spent her childhood days riding horseback with friends through the...
The Chilmark library offers a nearly monthlong book sale just in time for the holidays and maybe a snowy night of reading. The sale continues every...
By annual tradition, contributor Ginny Jones offers her picks, some new some old, for maritime reading enthusiasts. This year's theme is whaling.
Welcome to the parlor of Cleaveland House in West Tisbury. For at least half a century, this cozy room has served as a salon of sorts for Island...
The Martha’s Vineyard Poets’ Collective gets the honors at an authors’ reception on Sunday, Dec. 8 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Bananas on Main street in...
Local author Lara O’Brien’s debut fiction novel Chelsea and the Spirit of Grace will be available at online book retailers in both print and e-book...
The Edgartown library is the place to be this weekend, besides your dining room of course. Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story by Fran Manushkin...
The Tisbury School hosts its Scholastic book fair from Dec. 2 to Dec. 5 in the school’s library. The public is welcome to come browse the sale with...
Tea and books go together like . . . well, tea and books. The Federated Church of Edgartown hosts its annual book talk on Monday, Nov. 25, at 4 p.m....
Oak Bluffs seasonal resident Neil Rolde for 16 years was a representative in the Maine state legislature and the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate...
