Edgartown Books is proud to sponsor this special event in collaboration with the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center. One Night Only! Come see The History of Sound, followed by a live discussion and book signing with Ben Shattuck, author and screenwriter. This film adaptation of the title story premiered at the 2025 Cannes film festival. Please visit mvfilmsociety.com for tickets to the film.

Stop by for an author signing with Susan H. Wasserman for her new book, Stepping Off the Boat: Stories from North Manitou Island, which describes the importance of the Great Lakes as the first "highway" for indigenous peoples and French fur traders which paved the way for the settlement of the Manitou Islands, of Michigan, and of the Midwest after the Civil War.

Join us for a meet & greet and book signing with Julia Blanter, Vineyard resident and author of The Martha’s Vineyard Cookbook. Edgartown Books at The Carnegie events take place at The Carnegie, 58 N. Water Street in Edgartown.

Tim Queeney, the former editor of Ocean Navigator magazine and author of ROPE, will be signing copies of this fascinating look at the 50,000-year-old history of one of humanity’s earliest and most important tools. Come by the store and say hello!

Author and summer visitor Kathryn Ford, M.D., will be at the store today signing copies of her fascinating new book, The Aperture Effect. Stop by and say hello!

Author Deborah Hammett, who shares her inspirational story about her solo voyage from New England to the Southern Bahamas
and back in a new memoir, will be visiting the store today. Stop by and say hello!

USA Today bestselling author and summer resident Lynda Cohen Loigman will be signing copies of her acclaimed novel, which was called “a charmer” by Publisher’s Weekly, this afternoon. Stop by and say hello!

Summer resident Maria Anne Lenihan will be at the store today signing copies of her popular Vineyard-inspired novel, Morning Glory Girl. Stop by and say hello!

Stop by and say hello to MV resident and author Maryann Petrone, who will be signing copies of her memoir, Jungle Up and Breathe, today at the store.

Julia Spiro, the bestselling author of Someone Else’s Secret and Full, visits the store today to sign copies of her latest novel, Such a Good Mom. Stop by and say hello to Julia, who is also a year-round Vineyard resident!

Stop by the store and meet Dr. Christopher Willard, (Psy. D.), a clinical psychologist and author of more than 20 books related to mental health, who’ll be signing copies of his new children’s book.

One of the nation’s leading thought leaders on media relations, DEI, and crisis communications, Lauren Wesley Wilson will be signing copies of her NYT bestseller, WHAT DO YOU NEED? on the porch today. Stop by and say hello!

Edgartown Books is pleased to welcome gluten-free chef, blogger, and author Phoebe Lapine to the store today to sign copies of her latest cookbook, carbivore. Stop by and say hello!

Author Dan Martino, co-founder of Cottage City Oysters that has become an international leader within the 3D regenerative farming industry, will be on hand to sign copies of THE OYSTER BOOK. Stop by and meet Dan and say hello!

Ala Stanford, M.D., the founder of the Black Doctors Consortium, will be at the store to sign copies of her inspiring story. Stop by to meet Dr. Stanford and say hello!

Pick up your copy of “one of Boston Globe’s Best Summer 2025 Books” — THE SCRAPBOOK, the story of an intense first love haunted by history and family memory inspired by the startling WWII scrapbook of author Heather Clark’s own grandfather.

Bestselling author Lois Cahall will be signing copies of her new book, The Many Lives & Loves of Hazel Lavery, a fascinating true-life account of the Boston-born Irish Society Queen. Stop and say hello!

Award-winning local author Norman Birnbach will be signing copies of his debut novel, Stealing Time, today at the store. Come by and say hello!

DAISY JONES AND THE SIX meets THE NOTEBOOK in author Mike Bernard’s new novel about the summer of ‘76. Meet Mike and pick up your signed copy!

New York Times best-selling author and staff writer of The Atlantic David Denby will be signing copies of his new book, Eminent Jews, today. Stop by and say hello!

Meet award-winning food and travel writer Kim Foley MacKinnon as she signs copies of her books that explore the Bay State and all its must-see spots!

Meet Daphne Geanacopoulos, the author of the fascinating biography about a little-known accomplice to Captain Kidd, one of the most notorious pirates of the seas — his wife, Sarah Kidd.

Author Carole Hopson, who is also a captain for United Airlines, has brought Bessie Coleman’s remarkable story to life with A PAIR OF WINGS. Stop by and meet Carole and pick up your signed copy!

Co-authors Anita McBride and Giovanna McBride will visit Edgartown Books to sign copies of FIRST LADIES MAKE HISTORY, a new children’s book that introduces readers to the many contributions of America’s First Ladies.

Learning specialist Noel Foy will be at the store signing copies of her latest book on executive function. Stop by and say hello!

Author Tereska E. James will be at the store signing copies of Celebrating Life is My Religion, a poignant recounting of her mother’s life. Stop by and say hello!

Stop by Edgartown Books and talk to author Mark Epstein about his “dream summer” as he signs copies of his new book, Cape Dreams.

Bestselling novelist Brooke Lea Foster will be signing copies of her captivating new novel, OUR LAST VINEYARD SUMMER. Stop by and say hello!

Meet co-authors of the popular Bradykin children’s series of books, Susan Downing and her daughter, Megan Downing, as they sign copies of Bradykin’s latest adventure!

Join us for a book signing and conversation with bestselling novelist Brooke Lea Foster about her new novel, Our Last Vineyard Summer at The Carnegie, 58 North Water Street, Edgartown.