Thomas Dresser, in his new book The Rise of Tourism on Martha’s Vineyard, explores the dream of coming to the Island.

In her new book, Tess Bramhall pays tribute to 21 of the Island’s most beautiful protected places.

There are a few inherent perils in writing travel memoirs, of course.

From 2012 to 2017, Skip Finley wrote more than 250 columns for the Vineyard Gazette, centering on the history and unique character of Oak Bluffs.

Since it’s 2019, you’ve already heard some of the facts and statistics that underlie conservationist William McKeever’s new book Emperors of the Deep.

Enter John Kerry’s recent memoir, Every Day Is Extra, a decidedly heartfelt book.

Plumbelly, about a 28-foot sloop and the dynamics of its sailors, is Gary Maynard's debut novel.

“By the water we all feel at home,” writes Barbara Bates Conroy in her intensely moving book Dear Jack: A Love Letter.

Naturally, a good many Vineyard tales verge on the odd.

It’s a testament to Tom Dresser’s storytelling gifts that a subject as big as whaling on the Vineyard can be told so well in only 150 pages.