Scenes from 2017 Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival
Opening panel about covering the White House featuring correspondents Glenn Thrush and Ashley Parker and political commentator E.J. Dionne Jr.
Opening panel about covering the White House featuring correspondents Glenn Thrush and Ashley Parker and political commentator E.J. Dionne Jr.
E.J. Dionne led discussion about covering the President with Ashley Parker of The Washington Post and Glenn Thrush of The New York Times.
E.J. Dionne led discussion about covering the President with Ashley Parker of The Washington Post and Glenn Thrush of The New York Times.
Glenn Roberts, Sarah Waldman, Joan Nathan, Susie Middleton, and Sarah Leah Chase talk cooking and culture.
Glenn Roberts, Sarah Waldman, Joan Nathan, Susie Middleton, and Sarah Leah Chase talk cooking and culture.
Cookbook authors Susie Middleton and Sarah Leah Chase.
Cookbook authors Susie Middleton and Sarah Leah Chase.
Barbara Krauthamer, Beth Macy, Tera Hunter, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, and Carol Anderson discuss black female resistance.
Barbara Krauthamer, Beth Macy, Tera Hunter, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, and Carol Anderson discuss black female resistance.
Bunch of Grapes book sales were brisk.
Bunch of Grapes book sales were brisk.
Arnie Reisman, Jenny Allen, Madeleine Blais, and Richard North Patterson discuss journalism, comedy, and op-eds.
Arnie Reisman, Jenny Allen, Madeleine Blais, and Richard North Patterson discuss journalism, comedy, and op-eds.
Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Carol Anderson, and Tera Hunter.
Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Carol Anderson, and Tera Hunter.
Musical nametags: Amor Towles, Richard Russo, and Ann Patchett drew overflow crowd for their conversation.
Musical nametags: Amor Towles, Richard Russo, and Ann Patchett drew overflow crowd for their conversation.
Amor Towles, author of A Gentleman in Moscow, joins panel discussion Saturday at the Harbor View.
Amor Towles, author of A Gentleman in Moscow, joins panel discussion Saturday at the Harbor View.
Lively conversation between Richard Russo and Ann Patchett.
Lively conversation between Richard Russo and Ann Patchett.
A marked copy of A Gentleman in Moscow, signed by author Amor Towles.
A marked copy of A Gentleman in Moscow, signed by author Amor Towles.
David Foster, author of A Meeting of Land and Sea: Martha's Vineyard, and Peter Brannen during discussion about U.S. government and science.
David Foster, author of A Meeting of Land and Sea: Martha's Vineyard, and Peter Brannen during discussion about U.S. government and science.
Sharon Weinberger is author of The Imagineers of War, The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency that Changed the World.
Sharon Weinberger is author of The Imagineers of War, The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency that Changed the World.
Peter Brannen, author of The Ends of the World.
Peter Brannen, author of The Ends of the World.
Large crowd is up early for Meet the Press event.
Large crowd is up early for Meet the Press event.
Up early in Chilmark, microphones ready and waiting for panel discussion about politics featuring journalists that cover the White House.
Up early in Chilmark, microphones ready and waiting for panel discussion about politics featuring journalists that cover the White House.
E.J. Dionne, Michael Bender, Ashley Parker, Mark Leibovich, Richard North Patterson, Glenn Thrush, moderator Jeremy Hobson.
E.J. Dionne, Michael Bender, Ashley Parker, Mark Leibovich, Richard North Patterson, Glenn Thrush, moderator Jeremy Hobson.
Michael Bender of The Wall Street Journal, Ashley Parker of The Washington Post, and Mark Leibovich of The New York Times.
Michael Bender of The Wall Street Journal, Ashley Parker of The Washington Post, and Mark Leibovich of The New York Times.
Book festival brought excited crowd to Chilmark Community Center grounds on Sunday.
Book festival brought excited crowd to Chilmark Community Center grounds on Sunday.
Harvard University professor Evelyn Brooks Higginbothan and Carol Anderson, author of White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide.
Harvard University professor Evelyn Brooks Higginbothan and Carol Anderson, author of White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide.
Photographer Elizabeth Cecil, left, and author Sarah Waldman, right, discuss their cookbook Feeding a Family with Laurie David.
Photographer Elizabeth Cecil, left, and author Sarah Waldman, right, discuss their cookbook Feeding a Family with Laurie David.
Basketball break during book fest events Sunday in Chilmark.
Basketball break during book fest events Sunday in Chilmark.
Award-winning novelists Geraldine Brooks and Ann Patchett share a laugh.
Award-winning novelists Geraldine Brooks and Ann Patchett share a laugh.
Scott Simon dressed appropriately for discussion about his book My Cubs: A Love Story.
Scott Simon dressed appropriately for discussion about his book My Cubs: A Love Story.
Anson Mills founder Glenn Roberts interviews Joan Nathan, author of cookbook King Solomon's Table.
Anson Mills founder Glenn Roberts interviews Joan Nathan, author of cookbook King Solomon's Table.
Dr. Willie Parker discusses his book Life's Work: A Moral Argument for Choice.
Dr. Willie Parker discusses his book Life's Work: A Moral Argument for Choice.
Book festival founder and director Suellen Lazarus.
Book festival founder and director Suellen Lazarus.
Young readers attended the event too.
Young readers attended the event too.
Former Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy introduced Min Jin Lee.
Former Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy introduced Min Jin Lee.
Min Jin Lee's novel Pachinko explores several generations of a Korean family in Japan.
Min Jin Lee's novel Pachinko explores several generations of a Korean family in Japan.
Danzy Senna talks about her novel New People.
Danzy Senna talks about her novel New People.
Dogs joined the crowd Sunday in Chilmark, though some attention spans waned.
Dogs joined the crowd Sunday in Chilmark, though some attention spans waned.
Kay Goldstein interviews Susie Middleton, author of Simple Green Suppers.
Kay Goldstein interviews Susie Middleton, author of Simple Green Suppers.
Crowds spilled out of tents and some found alternative seating.
Crowds spilled out of tents and some found alternative seating.
Julie Buntin talks about her debut novel, Marlena.
Julie Buntin talks about her debut novel, Marlena.
Rose Syron, Rona Kiley, and Joan Nathan.
Rose Syron, Rona Kiley, and Joan Nathan.
Richard Russo discussed Trajectory, his new collection of short stories.
Richard Russo discussed Trajectory, his new collection of short stories.
Book festival is over, let the reading commence. See you in two years.
Book festival is over, let the reading commence. See you in two years.
The 2017 Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival was a three-day celebration of the written word, from journalism to cookbooks, novels to non-fiction books tackling a wide range of subjects. The event began Friday with a panel discussion about covering the White House, and then on Saturday authors gathered for discussions at the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown. On Sunday the action continued at the Chilmark Community Center grounds, beginning with a press panel about politics and continuing to more than 30 speaking events, with authors and readers gathered together under tents on a sunny summer day.