Tag Archives: books
Shirley Looks Back
I’m forever quoting Grace Paley — “If your feet aren’t in the mud of a place, you better watch where your mouth is.” Shirley Mayhew is in the mud of Martha’s Vineyard at least up to her waist, and has … Continue reading
The Vineyard We Knew
Everybody elsewhere knows all about Martha’s Vineyard. They’ve read about it on the newspapers. They’ve seen it on TV. The president vacations there, right? Plenty of books mention the Vineyard, or use it as a backdrop. Few are those that … Continue reading
Posted in Martha's Vineyard, writing
Tagged books, Oak Bluffs, psychic map, summer, summer people
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Books Afoot
So last May, totally out of the blue, I get an email. I’m writing to ask if you might be interested and able to meet with a group of readers who will have read your novel, The Mud of the … Continue reading
Posted in Martha's Vineyard, tourism, writing
Tagged audience, books, Edgartown Books, feminism, Mud of the Place, women's community
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From the Seasonally Occupied Territories . . . 