Scenes from the Martha's Vineyard Book Festival
One of three tents on the Chilmark Community Center grounds Sunday for the book festival.
One of three tents on the Chilmark Community Center grounds Sunday for the book festival.
David Kertzer talks about his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Pope and Mussolini.
David Kertzer talks about his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Pope and Mussolini.
Former congressman Barney Frank and New Yorker writer Patricia Marx on a panel about memoir writing.
Former congressman Barney Frank and New Yorker writer Patricia Marx on a panel about memoir writing.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Rose Styron, John Maloney, Geraldine Brooks, Nancy Aronie and Laurie David read poetry from Peggy Freydberg's Poems from the Pond.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Rose Styron, John Maloney, Geraldine Brooks, Nancy Aronie and Laurie David read poetry from Peggy Freydberg's Poems from the Pond.
More reading material: the Gazette's guide to the book festival.
More reading material: the Gazette's guide to the book festival.
Jeff Hobbs, David Kertzer and Steve Kurkjian talk about how they researched their books.
Jeff Hobbs, David Kertzer and Steve Kurkjian talk about how they researched their books.
John Benditt's debut novel, the Boatmaker, is part fable, part love story.
John Benditt's debut novel, the Boatmaker, is part fable, part love story.
A gathering of local authors talk about cooking and food: Ali Berlow, Laurie David, and Chris Fischer.
A gathering of local authors talk about cooking and food: Ali Berlow, Laurie David, and Chris Fischer.
Festival founder and organizer Suellen Lazarus and Gazette publisher Jane Seagrave.
Festival founder and organizer Suellen Lazarus and Gazette publisher Jane Seagrave.
Corky Pollan, co-author of the Pollan Family Table, and Steven Satterfield, author of Root to Leaf.
Corky Pollan, co-author of the Pollan Family Table, and Steven Satterfield, author of Root to Leaf.
Bob Ryan, Ginny Gilder, and Kenneth Shropshire talk women in sports.
Bob Ryan, Ginny Gilder, and Kenneth Shropshire talk women in sports.
Ta-Nehasi Coates signs copies of his book, Between the World and Me, after Friday's opening event.
Ta-Nehasi Coates signs copies of his book, Between the World and Me, after Friday's opening event.
The biennial Martha's Vineyard Book Festival brought authors and literature fans together this weekend for panel discussions, interviews and book readings from Edgartown to Chilmark. The event kicked off Friday with a sold-out discussion between Ta-Nehasi Coates and Michele Norris about race in America. At the Harbor View Hotel Saturday, panel discussions tackled topics ranging from the inner thoughts of animals and the local food movement to writing about one's self.
On the grounds of the Chilmark Community Center Sunday, crowds gathered in three tents on a hot day for a wealth of author talks and discussions. Boston Globe sports writer Bob Ryan talked sports and about his new memoir, Scribe; author Sarah Wildman talked about searching through archival records and family history for her book Paper Love, a story about love and the Holocaust; and Erik Larson kept a packed crowd entertained as he talked about his newest book, Dead Wake. Attendees purchased books in the Bunch of Grapes tent and waited in lines to have them signed by authors, while others read the Sunday New York Times on benches or took naps under a tree during downtime.