Books

First-Time Author, Longtime Lawyer, Puts Racial Justice Center Stage

In his first novel, No Truth Left to Tell, Chilmark seasonal resident Michael McAuliffe mines his experience as a civil rights attorney to peel back the layers of the law.

Vineyard Bookshelf: The Rise of Tourism on Martha's Vineyard

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

Lifting Up the Legacy of Longfellow

This June Nicholas Basbanes published a definitive study of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called Cross of Snow.

The Ghost and Ms. Gordon; Vineyard Author Debuts First Novel

Alice Early’s debut novel, The Moon Always Rising, is a finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

Oak Bluffs Author Wins Prestigious Fiction Prize

Jennifer Smith Turner’s recent book Child Bride was named best fiction e-book by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.

Vineyard Bookshelf: 117: The Long Year of Revolution

Even before the American Revolution was over, people were arguing about when it started.

Book Notes

To walk through time, both the present and the past at one moment, is something we often do unconsciously in our minds.

Vineyard Bookshelf: Universal Love

Universal Love is the new story collection by Alexander Weinstein, the director of the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing.

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