Richard Michelson launches new children’s books
Children’s book author Richard Michelson has two new picture books that seem meant for these times — either to be read by children or to be banned by the anti-DEI movement.
After writing that sentence,...
‘Boy: A Novel,’ by Nicole Galland
Gender fluidity and political intrigue abound in “Boy,” New York Times best-selling author Nicole Galland’s engrossing new novel. However, this is no contemporary tale. Instead, it is thought-provoking historical fiction, nestled in London’s Globe...
Why dog training ‘ain’t an accountant’s job’
You know him from his 15 years of answering questions in the MV Times. Your beloved pet can’t stop fouling your living room rug, purchased in Turkey on your honeymoon? And because this puppy...
Photographing American protests
A recent New York Times headline asked the question “Resistance, Where Art Thou?” Sure, there have been a smattering of demonstrations since Jan. 20, but none have generated the headwinds of the Jan. 21,...
Survival stories by author Michael Tougias
New York Times best-selling author Michael Tougias will do a virtual book talk and slideshow via Zoom about three of his 30 books on Tuesday, Feb. 25. He will begin with “Extreme Survival: Lessons...
Around the Bookstore: The year of romance?
About a week after the Christmas decorations were settled in the attic for another year, I realized Valentine’s Day was in front of us. So down from the attic came the boxes, up with...
‘Memorial Days: A Memoir’ by Geraldine Brooks
Geraldine Brooks is a brilliant author, but has perhaps outdone herself in “Memorial Days: A Memoir.” With exquisite writing, the book is a gorgeous love letter to her husband, Tony Horwitz, who at just...
Social Justice Curriculum
Lynn Ditchfield knows firsthand how the arts can change lives and communities. Her book “Borders to Bridges: Arts-Based Curriculum for Social Justice” is a passion project from her more than five decades as an...
Living history
Linda Coombs’ striking book “Colonization and the Wampanoag Story” raises imperative questions about how cultural information is decided and shared. This intriguing book examines the colonization of New England from the perspective of Native...
Curl up with a good book
Walk into Edgartown Books, and you know it’s a very special place. You can find the classics, contemporary works, and beach reads. There’s a section on Vineyard authors, and a cozy lounge area with...
‘Mirror Me’ by Lisa Williamson Rosenberg
Lisa Williamson Rosenberg writes in an author’s note at the end of her new novel “Mirror Me” (Little A), “As authors, we mine our lives for ingredients for the stories we tell.” True enough....
We laugh and cry at once
On Dec. 5, a book release party and reading from Nancy Slonim Aronie’s new book, “Seven Secrets to the Perfect Personal Essay” (Seven Secrets), took place at the Grange Hall. Not surprisingly, there wasn’t...
Around the Bookstore: Christmas Guide
We all have Christmas tribes, people with whom we spend the holiday, maybe family of origin, maybe family of choice. Even before becoming the book monger of Edgartown, I loved giving books to my...
Mark Chester’s ‘Roadshow Anthropology’
For some, a cross-country trip means a chance to get a sense of life beyond the highways and byways. However, in his most recent book, “Roadshow Anthropology,” photographer Mark Chester has taken a very...
Gregory Mone’s latest book
Gregory Mone introduced young readers to Maurice Reidy, a.k.a Fish, in 2010. “Fish” was Mone’s first book for children. He has since gone on to become a New York Times best-selling author, and has...
Nancy Slonim Aronie’s new book
You can hear Nancy Aronie cheer you on to be the best writer possible in her compelling new book, “Seven Secrets to the Perfect Personal Essay.” Both in person and on the page, Aronie...
‘Jackie: A Novel’ by Dawn Tripp
“They will tell her they found no heartbeat, no breathing, no pulse … Three and a half seconds — that’s all it was — a slivered instant between the first shot, which missed the...
‘Black Homeownership on Martha’s Vineyard’
Authors Thomas Dresser and Richard Lewis Taylor offer us a comprehensive perspective in their just-published book, “Black Homeownership on Martha’s Vineyard: A History.”
Although they offer a plethora of information about specifics here on the...
Oysters and us
The title of Dan Martino’s new book, “The Oyster Book: A Chronicle of the World’s Most Fascinating Shellfish — Past, Present, and Future,” may seem like hyperbole until you start reading.
Martino, co-owner of Cottage...
‘Up-Island Harbor’ by Jean Stone
For fans of Jean Stone’s Vineyard novels, there’s good news. While her engrossing Vineyard series drew to a close with “A Vineyard Season,” she has launched a new one with “Up-Island Harbor.”
Stone has changed...