Everyone wants a great summer beach read, or porch, or Adirondack chair read. And on vacation you can even read a book to let your mind go somewhere else! All this time for reading makes for a busy season at local bookstores. Authors of some of the hottest books this summer will be reading at events throughout August.
Here’s the lineup of August events held by Bunch of Grapes in Vineyard Haven and by Edgartown Books.
Bunch of Grapes Bookstore
- Thursday, August 8, Helen Elaine Lee, “Pomegranate,” in conversation with Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.
- Saturday, August 10, children’s author Valerie Bolling will stop by to sign stock. People are encouraged to pre-order! Time TBD.
- Monday, August 12, Helen Phillips, “Hum,” in conversation with author James Jennings.
- Thursday, August 15, Kate Feiffer, “Morning Pages,” in conversation with editor Gretchen Young.
Bunch of Grapes is also involved with several offsite events:
- Saturday, August 10, Martha’s Vineyard Black Book Festival at the Island Inn and Conference Center.
- Sunday, August 18, Martha’s Vineyard Author Series: Michele Norris, “Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity,” in conversation with Shonda Rhimes at the Chilmark Community Center.
- Wednesday, August 21, Cook the Vineyard: Dan Pashman, “Anything’s Pastable: 81 Innovative Pasta Recipes for Saucy People,” in conversation with Susie Middleton, at the Sailing Camp, 3 to 5 pm
Edgartown Books
- Friday, August 9, 12:30 to 2:30 pm, Anita McBride, co-Author of “Remember the First Ladies: The Legacies of America’s History-Making Women.”
- Saturday, August 10, 4 to 5:30 pm, Hank Phillippi Ryan, author of “One Wrong Word,” the Carnegie, 58 N. Water St., Edgartown.
- Friday, August 16, 2 to 4 pm, Daphne Geanacopoulos, author of “The Pirate’s Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd.”
- Saturday, August 17, 2 to 4 pm, Carole Hopson, author of “A Pair of Wings.”
- Wednesday, August 28, 2 to 4 pm, Mark Ciccone, Vineyard-based author of “Obelisk Odyssey: 4 Continents, 26 Ancient Monoliths, and 1 Man’s Monumental Search for Meaning.”
For more information, visit bunchofgrapes.indielite.org and edgartownbooks.com.