Saturday brings together some of the leading thinkers of the day, including Walter Isaacson, Sadeqa Johnson, Cecilia Kang, and more. Hear authors speak at the scenic Chilmark Community Center.
The Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival's live Summer Series moves to Chilmark. Held both down-Island and up-Island, and outdoors, the 2021 Summer Series feature 22 of the country’s leading authors. It is an extraordinary line up of fiction and non-fiction authors with discussions on the cutting edge issues of the day. All events will be ticketed in advance and ticket sales will include the purchase of books.
10 a.m. - Walter Isaacson - The Code Breaker - with Holden Thorp
11 a.m. - Sadeqa
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The Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival’s live Summer Series moves to Chilmark. Held both down-Island and up-Island, and outdoors, the 2021 Summer Series feature 22 of the country’s leading authors. It is an extraordinary line up of fiction and non-fiction authors with discussions on the cutting edge issues of the day. All events will be ticketed in advance and ticket sales will include the purchase of books.
10 a.m. – Walter Isaacson – The Code Breaker – with Holden Thorp
11 a.m. – Sadeqa Johnson – Yellow Wife – with Angela Ards
11:15 a.m. – Adam Jentleson – Kill Switch – with Deb Paul
12:15 p.m. – Torrey Peters – Detransition, Baby – with Elizabeth Benedict
12:30 p.m. – Mark Bittman – Animal, Vegetable, Junk – with Danielle Dreilinger
1:30 p.m. – Cecilia Kang – An Ugly Truth – with Andrew Marantz
1:45 p.m. – Patricia Sullivan – Justice Rising – with Lawrence O’Donnell
2:45 p.m. – Vernon Burton and Armand Derfner – Justice Deferred – with Peter Edelman
3 p.m. – Elizabeth Kolbert – Under the White Sky – with Brad Campbell
For details and tickets to Sunday’s program in Chilmark with Senator Klobuchar opening, please go here.
Each event will be live-streamed so that those without tickets or who are uncomfortable attending in person can participate, and live-streamed events will be free. All guests must be vaccinated.
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