Book reviews

Vineyard Bookshelf: The Omega Principle

In The Omega Principle Paul Greenberg explores so-called omega-3 fatty acids extracted from humble sea stock like Chesapeake menhaden.

Vineyard Bookshelf: This Bright Beauty

Emily Cavanagh's new book, This Bright Beauty, once again concentrates on sisterhood.

Front Row Seat to the Natural World

The hundreds of thousands of tourists who visit Martha’s Vineyard every year might think first of the crowded town centers, the busy summertime shops and restaurants, and the quirks and comforts of their various rental properties.

Vineyard Bookshelf: Going Public by Norm Champ

Norm Champ’s new book Going Public: My Adventures Inside the SEC and How to Prevent the Next Devastating Crisis, succeeds in being both entertaining and instructing.

Vineyard Bookshelf: Gerry Studds by Mark Robert Schneider

Cong. Gerry Studds, the subject of Mark Robert Schneider’s tough and smart new biography, is remembered now in offhand conversation for a scandal.

Baseball Myths to Small Town Heroes, Veteran Sportswriter Looks Back

Baseball inspires storytellers, as Jim Kaplan demonstrates in his engaging new book of essays Clearing the Bases: A Veteran Sportswriter on the National Pastime.

Thriller by Island Author Draws on Ancient Inspiration

Michael G. West said an 11th century Japanese Buddhist text provided him with a creative spark for his new novel.

To the New Owners Looks at Leave-Taking as Act of Gratitude

In To the New Owners: A Martha’s Vineyard Memoir, author Madeline Blais reckons with the 2014 sale of her in-laws’ summer retreat.

Vineyard Bookshelf: Max Eastman, A Life

Professor Christoph Irmscher’s new book, Max Eastman: A Life, crafts the biography of flamboyant 20th century writer, editor and longtime Vineyard fixture Max Eastman.

Vineyard Bookshelf: American Spirit, Speeches by David McCullough

The new book from David McCullough, The American Spirit, is a collection of transcripts from speeches the author has given over the last 30 years.

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