Holly Bellebuono's new book is part biography, part history, part geography and part linguistics lesson, all set against the broad backdrop of healing. Ms. Bellebuono profiles 21 contemporary women, each practicing different healing traditions.

From stories about bees and alligators to how to raise a passionate reader, a look at three new books from authors with Vineyard ties.

Nick Bunker's An Empire on the Edge, How Britain Came to Fight America visits the origins of the American Revolution from the British perspective. He'll talk about the book at the Katharine Cornell Theatre on Oct. 5 at 4 p.m.

Join the Vineyard Haven Public Library and the Martha’s Vineyard Poetry Society as they celebrate Arnie Reisman as the new Martha’s Vineyard poet laureate.

Tragedy has a way of striking its targets indiscriminately. No family, no matter how privileged, and no place, no matter how magical, is immune. Welcome to the world of We Were Liars, a young adult novel set on a small private island off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.

For 25 years it was an anticipated event — the arrival of the limited-edition prints depicting classic Vineyard fishing scenes as rendered by artist Ray Ellis.