Memorial Day Weekend: Book Events

The beach weather may be a little iffy, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t stock up on a good beach book. This weekend brings plenty of book sales, talks and signings—including one featuring the Vineyard’s beloved songstress Carly Simon.

• Carly Simon at the Bunch of Grapes Grammy Award–winning singer Carly Simon will stop by the Bunch of Grapes on Saturday, May 28  from 2 to 4 p.m. to sign copies of the children’s book “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” Simon’s three song CD is packaged with the book.

• Book and Lemonade Stand Buy a book, and maybe lunch, too. The First Baptist Church is hosting a book and food sale on Saturday, May 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., complete with lemonade and hot dogs.

• Narration Talk Meet the voice behind the books on tape. Davina Porter will lead a conversation on audio narration on Saturday, May 28 at 4 p.m. at the West Tisbury Library. Porter is the 2006 Audie winner for best female narrator.

• Used Book Drop-off The Oak Bluffs Library is donations on Saturday, May 28 between noon and 3 p.m. for its July book sale.

• Polly Hill Arboretum Author Talk Later that day the arboretum and the Martha’s Vineyard Garden Club will present an author’s talk with Andrea Wulf on her book “Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation.” The talk takes place at 4 p.m. at the arboretum, and costs $10. A book signing will follow.