Books in Review: Fiction, politics, and sweet Island reads
Six of Time magazine’s top 10 nonfiction books in 2017 had to do with the 2016 presidential race, the state of our national and world union, and with women’s issues, including sexual predation by...
‘The Believers,’ Alfred Woollacott’s saga of hope and belief
Alfred Woollacott III has a huge family tree bristling with pioneer personalities and risk takers. The longtime Island resident has been busy for the past several years, climbing out on some nether branches to...
‘To the New Owners’ is a meditation on gratitude
Pulitzer prizewinning writer Madeleine Blais has spent years examining the art of memoir writing with her journalism students at UMass Amherst, so it’s no surprise that “To the New Owners,” Ms. Blais’ memoir of...
Author talk with Kate Hancock
Join author Kate Hancock for a book talk at the Oak Bluffs library on Friday, June 21, from 4:30 to 5:30 pm. Hancock’s picture book, “Spotless,” tells the story of an albino giraffe named...
