‘This We Believe’: A MVRHS senior project for true Islanders
A large brown delivery box arrived at graduating senior Livie Jacobs’ house on a Monday night in early May. Inside were 200 books, each cover printed with a green central image of Martha’s Vineyard...
Debut novel ‘Nitro Mountain’ explodes on the literary scene
After you read a few chapters of Tennessee author Lee Clay Johnson’s first novel, “Nitro Mountain,” you might picture him as an old cuss of a hillbilly seated on a rickety porch in the...
Authors and panelists discuss the meaning of ‘doing good’ abroad
“Doing Good … Says Who?” a provocatively titled book, resharpens focus on the blunders and assets of work done by well-intentioned Americans in efforts to help residents in poor and undeveloped countries.
The authors, Connie...
New book recounts the history of the Edgartown library
The Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library have published a delightful history of the town’s 125-year-old library in honor of the library’s move to a new location at 26 West Tisbury Road.
The 32-page,...
‘The Fairy Tale Girl’: The ‘Heart of the Home’ lady writes her memoirs
You wouldn’t think the early years of best-selling home arts author Susan Branch of Vineyard Haven had any sprinkling of pixie dust about them: She grew up in the 1950s in a suburban town...
Vineyard books for all 12 days of Christmas
Enough cooks, cats, poems and predicaments to get you well into next year
Martha’s Vineyard literary community grew vigorously in 2012
My annual Best Reads is based on books I've actually read and reviewed. That doesn't mean there aren't other great reads but I haven't read them.
‘Home Bird’ – Stories of happiness at home on Martha’s Vineyard
Keeping all senses opened is one of the author's gifts. The ability to capture her experiences in words perfectly chosen to convey them is a second.
Gourmets find love among Martha’s Vineyard food
Chappaquiddick resident and cookbook author Steve Raichlen makes the switch from cookbooks to novels with "Island Apart."
Vineyard walkers rejoice in new edition of primer
The fourth edition of "Walking Trails of Martha's Vineyard" by William Flender arrived in bookstores just before Christmas.