Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival 

Sunday August 7 2011

11:00am - 5:00pm

Chilmark is proud to again host the Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival. 

Held every other summer in the town of Chilmark on the beautiful island of Martha’s Vineyard, the book festival celebrates the rich literary heritage of the island.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr speaking at the 2009 Festival

On the eve of the Book Festival

Martha's Vineyard Book Festival and Martha's Vineyard Film Festival have joined forces to bring you a special event

Saturday, August 6

8:00 pm

Special screening of Charlotte

and discussion about

Schooner

a film and book about the Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway

Go to Saturday Event tab for details

The Author Schedule has been posted. Go to Author Schedule 2011 tab for details. 

The outstanding authors participating in the festival this summer.

Chris Adrian

Geraldine Brooks

Melissa Coleman

Andre Dubus III

Tom Dunlop

Juliet Eilperin

Linda Fairstein

Lisa Genova

Jessica Harris

Alan Heathcock

Tayari Jones

Ward Just

Kostya Kennedy

Siddhartha Mukherjee

Joan Nathan

Edith Pearlman

Kitty Pilgrim

Charles Rappleye

Steve Rattner

Alison Shaw

Alexandra Styron

Holden Thorp/Buck Goldstein

Amor Towles

Isabel Wilkerson



Tony Horowitz speaking at the 2009 Martha's Vineyard Book Festival

• The festival is FREE and open to all ages 
• Authors will be speaking in three tents 
• Books will be available for purchase
• Authors will sign their books following their discussions
• Book sales provided by Edgartown Books
• The festival is located in the fields adjacent to the Chilmark Community Center on South Road in Chilmark