Patricia Williams, author of The Miracle of the Black Leg: Notes on Race, Human Bodies, and the Spirit of the Law, does not shy away from hard subjects.

From the origins of the banjo as an African instrument to the first country radio hits being sung by Black men, Alice Randall wants readers to know that country music would not exist without the Black people who shaped it.

Dutcher Dock Thursday overflowed with curious visitors vying for a closer look at the vessels that help feed an Island of seafood lovers.

Sy Montgomery has always felt more at home with animals than people. And as the author of three dozen books on animals ranging from hummingbirds to orangutans, animals clearly feel at home with her, too.

Rev. Mark Winters of the Federated Church of Edgartown had never blessed a horse before. That all changed on Saturday, when he blessed five horses, along with over a dozen dogs, two alpacas, one young goat named Arrow and even a gecko.