Welcoming the 2025 MV Book Festival
Books & Authors
Coming to Martha’s Vineyard on Aug 1-3, 2025


The blockbuster schedule is live!

All events on the Chilmark Community Center Grounds - Chilmark MA

Meet the 2025 Authors, Moderators, Interviewers, and Special Guests

Jonathan Capehart (c) Beowulf Sheehan
Danzy Senna (c) Dustin Snipes
Chris Hayes (c) MSNBC
Steven Satterfield (c) Andrew Thomas Lee
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (c) Marcus Branch
Geraldine Brooks (c) Randi Baird
Sue Dominus (c) Audrey deWys
Edward Fishman
Martha S. Jones
Jaz Brisack (c) John Logan
Steven Hahn (c) Kate McCall
Graydon Carter (c) Nikolai von Bismark
Safiya Sinclair (c) Beowulf Sheehan
Eric Kim (c) Jenny Huang
Wally Lamb (c) Shana Sureck
Andrew Lawler (c) Mahan Kalpa Khalsa
Julia Blanter
Nicolas Boggs (c) Rachel Eliza Griffiths
John Abrams
Curtis Sittenfeld (c) Jenn Ackerman
Jeffrey Goldberg (c) Stephen Voss
Keith McNally (c) Victoria Dearing
Evan Osnos (c) Pete Marovich
Adam Ross (c) Emily Dorio
Tyler Pager (c) Dan Viederman
Ashley Parker,
Jason Stanley (c) Robin Dembroff
Kara Swisher (c) Philip Montgomery
Rebecca Grant (c) Rachael Pike
Jordan Thomas (c) Sari Blum
Joseph Lee (c) Aslan Chalom
Elinor Lipman (c) Michael Benabib
Jessica Harris (c) Pableaux Johnson

Click HERE for details on the 2025 Authors

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Click HERE for details on the 2025 Books

Opening Event AUG 1 6pm

Signal vs. Noise: Covering This Presidency

Chilmark Community Center Grounds

On Friday evening, August 1 at 6pm, join us for the blockbuster opening event of the 2025 MVBF featuring The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, and three time Pulitzer Prize winner and staff writer, Ashley Parker. When truth is a precious commodity, The Atlantic has emerged at the cutting edge of political reporting. Hear about Signalgate, journalistic ethics, interviewing the President, reporting in turbulent times and the future of news.

This ticketed event is a fundraiser for the free Book Festival on Aug 2-3.

SOLD OUT: This event and the waitlist are full

  • Saturday Aug 2 - Panel Discussions

    Author panel discussions take place throughout the day. These events are free and open to the public. Q&A session at the end of each event. Authors sign their books following their panel discussion.

    SAT AUG 2 Panel Discussion Program

  • Sunday Aug 3 - Author Talks

    Authors will be interviewed about their books throughout the day. These events are free and open to the public. Q&A sessions at the end of each event. Authors will be signing their books following their talks.

    SUN AUG 3 Author Talk Program
Click Here For Full SAT and SUN Events Calendar

In The News

Congratulations to MVBF Author Percival Everett for winning the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for James!

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