I am delighted to turn over this week’s Writers’ Table to Mathew Tombers, manager of Edgartown Books. When I asked him for book recommendations to help get readers through the long haul of an Island winter, he came back with a thoughtful essay filled with books by Vineyard authors. As I was going through his […]
Islanders Write brings together writers and publishing professionals with ties to the Vineyard to speak about various genres and aspects of writing and the writing life. Since the first Islanders Write in 2014, the Bunch of Grapes Bookstore has been at the event, selling books and hosting author signings. While all the speakers at the […]
“Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me”: That title has been rattling around my head for the past year. Richard Fariña’s 1966 cult-status novel about a 1960s lifestyle also has it about right for 2021. I mean, from Jan. 6 on, things that aren’t supposed to happen are happening like clockwork. For […]