Readers Flock to Chilmark for Biennial Book Festival

The Martha's Vineyard Book Festival featured three days of conversations and interviews with 27 authors across many genres. It began with a conversation between comedian and late night host Seth Meyers and top tech journalist Kara Swisher.

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Dynamic Duo of Seth Meyers and Kara Swisher Open Book Festival

The Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival kicked off Friday evening at the Chilmark Community Center with a conversation between comedian and late night host Seth Meyers and top tech journalist Kara Swisher.

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Exploring Where Memory and Fact Often Diverge: True Crime

Rebecca Makkai, whose breakout novel The Great Believers was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, returned with another novel early this year that aims to confront unreliable memories and the consequences of assumptions.

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Finding America Through a Political Dynasty

When journalist and author Andrew Meier set out to write a history of the Morgenthau family, he knew it would be no small undertaking.

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Chronicling the Supreme Court Provides a Wealth of Stories

Joan Biskupic’s Nine Black Robes presents a portrait of a United States Supreme Court ideologically divided and deeply affected by former President Donald Trump and his appointees.

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Grief Becomes the Catalyst for Exploring a Mother/Daughter Bond

When Nicole Chung began writing her book A Living Remedy: A Memoir, she did not imagine that her life — and her book — would completely transform.

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Letting Art Be the Guide to Tell a Tragic Tale

When Elizabeth Alexander sat down to write her latest book, she drew upon a lifetime of material from her extensive career as a scholar, author and poet.

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Hard Road to Publishing Becomes Part of the Story

Richard North Patterson’s new novel, Trial, puts some of America’s most urgent issues concerning race and voting rights on the stand.

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Truth Leads, Whether Writing About Family or History's Heartbeat

For Jeannette Walls, truth is at the heart of writing, from her journalism and wildly-successful debut memoir to her most recent novel, Hang the Moon.

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Much More Than One Headline Incident

Every spring, avian enthusiast Christian Cooper spends his early mornings searching the Ramble in Central Park for migratory birds that make New York City home for the season.

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