LARGER THAN LIFE
byDespite turning eighty-four this year, lifelong island regular Seward Johnson still exudes the childlike enthusiasm and fun sense of mischief that has defined his…
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THE PAGE TURNER
byBestselling author and Book Festival Luminary Jodi Picoult lets us in on her secrets to literary success. Most people who pick up Jodi Picoult’s…
END NOTES
byA quick chat with Nantucket’s own bestseller, Nathaniel Philbrick. N MAGAZINE: Ron Howard recently wrapped up filming the big screen adaptation of your bestselling…
DOWN TO BUSINESS
byDavid Rubenstein is the cofounder of The Carlyle Group, one of the largest private equity firms in the world. A former domestic policy advisor…
NATURAL BORN STORYTELLER
byCharles Graeber is drinking bourbon when we first meet at 12 Degrees East in downtown Nantucket. A stack of his overnight bestseller The Good…
THE FRESHMAN SELECTMAN
byWalking on the streets just outside the heart of town, Tobias Glidden gestures at the sidewalk and names the different types of stone. “There,”…
97.7 ACK-FM
byLast Memorial Day, an obscure local radio station played Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” for twenty-four straight hours on Nantucket, thus marking the beginning of…
THE PRIDE OF DORCHESTER
byWith Oscar-winning actors playing his characters in blockbuster films directed by the likes of Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese, Dennis Lehane’s literary success is…
THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER
byAs former Editor at Large and lead writer at Newsweek, Evan Thomas famously brought readers into the Monica Lewinsky scandal, the 2004 presidential election,…
AUTHORS IN BARS
byHosted at some of the islands favorite watering holes, the authors will be discussing books and maybe even pouring a few pints. Topping off…