Martha's Vineyard Books & Ideas

The Expanding Palate of Food Writing

Louisa Hufstader | Thursday, August 12 2021 - 4:46pm

A sell-out crowd of more than 200 people took their seats at café-style tables at the museum talk about the Changing Story of American Home Cooking, sponsored by Cook the Vineyard, a Vineyard Gazette publication.

Cook the Vineyard

African Monarch to Join Oak Bluffs Library Event

His Majesty Tatabong Alexandre of the Lenale Ndem chiefdom in Cameroon is the special guest for the library's virtual Sankofa festival Friday.

Holding Hands With History

Maia Coleman

When award-winning author Erik Larson sets out to write historical nonfiction, he allows the characters to be his guide.

Edgartown Library Expands Pick-Up Hours

The Edgartown Library now offers contactless pick-up six days a week from noon to 4 p.m.

Author Series Opens to Virtual Acclaim

Maia Coleman

On Thursday evening, Sarah Broom addressed a crowd of 558 virtual participants to discuss her memoir The Yellow House at the opening event to this summer’s Martha’s Vineyard Author Series.

Writing Scholarships Offered

Scholarships for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) writers are available for an upcoming workshop on young adult fiction.

Lifting Up the Legacy of Longfellow

Maia Coleman

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