mvtimes.com  August 3, 2011

Kitty Pilgrim's career took her to Russia, Venezuela, Cuba, Iran and North Korea. As a correnspondent and anchor for CNN, Ms. Pilgrim spent last 25 years traveling to different corners of the world, and now, she has brought her passion for writing to a slightly different path.

On July 5, her first novel, The Explorer's Code, hit the shelves at book stores, and this Sunday, Ms. Pilgrim will speak at the Martha's Vineyard Book Festival about this fact-based fiction.

mvtimes.com  August 2, 2011
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte, producer of The Kids Are All Right, will be showing his newest documentary, Charlotte, on the eve of the Martha's Vineyard Book Festival.

July 31, 2011

For the Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival next Sunday organizers made a point of seeking authors who might appeal to younger residents. Lazarus is pleased to have lured Melissa Coleman, who wrote a memoir about growing up in the 1970s when her parents were caught up in the back-to-the-land movement, and novelist Chris Adrian, named by The New Yorker one of 20 writers under age 40 to watch.

MV Times,   June 8, 2011

Martha's Vineyard has long been known as a Mecca for writers. Our historical record is rich with the names of some of the literary greats. And the Island continues to attract — and foster — writers of every ilk.

Every other summer since 2005, the Martha's Vineyard Book Festival at the Chilmark Community Center has brought numerous authors together for a full day of talks and books signings. This year's event on August 7 will feature about 25 authors (not all of whom are scheduled at this time), such as Alexandra Styron, Geraldine Brooks, Linda Fairstein, Ward Just, cookbook authors Joan Nathan and Jessica Harris, and Charles Rappleye discussing his book "Robert Morris: Financier of the American Revolution."

Festival founder and organizer Suellen Lazarus notes that this summer they will introduce more books with appeal to younger audiences. She is excited this year to be hosting Chris Adrian, who was included in the New Yorker's 20-under-40 fiction issue.

June 9, 2011

Book Festival participant Edith Pearlman selected to receive the 24th annual PEN/Malamud Award. 

Given annually since 1988 in honor of the late Bernard Malamud, this award recognizes a body of work that demonstrates excellence in the art of short fiction. The announcement was made today by the directors of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, Robert Stone and Susan Richards Shreve, Co-Chairs.

MV Times, July 22, 2011

It seems timely to provide an update on the Martha's Vineyard Book Festival which is coming to Chilmark, as it does every other year, on Sunday, August 7. The festival runs from 11 am to 5 pm and features 25 authors in tents speaking during the course of the day. Authors include both local favorites and others from off-Island. Among the authors that will be speaking are Siddhartha Mukherjee, Amor Towles, Alexandra Styron, Edith Pearlman, Kostya Kennedy, Geraldine Brooks, and Isabel Wilkerson. According to Suellen Lazarus, "It is a stellar line-up and we are very proud to welcome this distinguished group to Chilmark." Sadly, Ted Danson had to drop out of the book festival due to a scheduling conflict with his work. The event is free, books are available for sale through Edgartown Books, and authors will sign their books following their discussions. For the complete book festival schedule go to www.mvbookfestival.com.