Books & Ideas
Sofi Thanhauser's new book, Worn: A People’s History of Clothing, tracks the social history of five main fabrics — linen, cotton, silk, synthetics...
An elephant in the classroom / Unheard voices from slavery / So essential to understanding / How past is prelude / To inequities we now see.
Longtime Edgartown Golf Club manager Mark Hess has written a new book as an homage to his place of employment, You Don't Have a Prayer .
The library is naming its boardroom for the late educator, author and library trustee, with a public dedication planned for Jan. 31.
Library Journal awarded star ratings to just 14 Massachusetts libraries in 2021, and three of them are on Martha's Vineyard.
Scientist and veterinarian Michael Moore's new book We Are All Whalers is part memoir, part call to action.
The Cleaveland House poetry group was founded in 1963 by Dionis Coffin Riggs in the parlor of her West Tisbury home. The group just published an...
Union Chapel hosts Kimberle Crenshaw, critical race theory co-founder, on Tuesday, August 24 at 6 p.m.
A sell-out crowd of more than 200 people took their seats at café-style tables at the museum talk about the Changing Story of American Home Cooking,...
Peggy King Jorde, an expert on African burial grounds, will give a virtual talk on August 17 at 3 p.m.
Schlepping Around Martha’s Vineyard is a self-guided driving tour that allows individuals to explore on their own and learn more about the history of...
Merissa Nathan Gerson celebrates the publication of her debut book this week with a reading and author talk on Tuesday, August 17 at the Martha’s...
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Edgartown residents who can't make it to the town library for contactless pick-up now can have library materials delivered.
On Saturday, the West Tisbury Library parking lot will transform into an open-air library with contactless browsing and check-out.
Best-selling author Jenny Milchman talks about and reads from her new novel The Second Mother online Sept. 16.
