Get Cozy with a Few Literary Gems

BY ELIZABETH SHAW

Between Tides

ANGEL KHOURY

In her debut novel, Angel Khoury tells a fictitious tale based on a true story. In the 1890s, Gil Lodge leaves his wife and his job at a Chatham Beach Lifesaving Station and escapes to the Outer Banks where he begins anew. In the 1940s, his daughter is on her way to help the war effort when she takes a detour to meet her father’s first wife on Cape Cod. This story of family, betrayal, grief, and passion blends history and rich, human realities that spans not only decades, but tides.

Khoury was inspired after meeting the real “Gil’s” daughter in the 1990s and hearing her story. Originally planning on writing a nonfiction account of the family, Khoury found herself filling in the multitude of missing parts and chose to tell a different story.

In 1960s Harlem, Ray Carney balances two selves—the upstanding furniture salesman and the accidental crook. Inspired by the life of heiress Mary Jayne Gold, this novel follows a young heiress who helps artists escape wartorn Europe. An independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted by a former patron, and the newly employed, formerly incarcerated Tookie must help the lost soul.

Harlem Shuffle

COLSON WHITEHEAD

The Postmistress of Paris

MEG WAITE CLAYTON

The Sentence

LOUISE ERDICH

The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois

HONORÉE FANONNE JEFFERS

Follow along as a young woman embarks on a journey into her family’s past to discover the truth of not only herself but America.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

CHARLIE MACKESY

Renowned cartoonist Charlie Mackesy brings together some of his most well-loved illustrations and pairs them with important life lessons for all ages.

Book Nook

Eastham Public Library

At the Eastham Public Library, you can find many nooks and crannies to curl up and enjoy an endless collection of books. The recently remodeled library features expansive views thanks to large windows that will protect you from that offseason chill while still exposing visitors to the natural beauty of the Cape. 190 Samoset Road, Eastham, easthamlibrary.org

Bookseller

Sea Howl Bookshop, Orleans

In the spring of 2020, Jonathan and Kazmira Nedeau took over what had been Main Street Books on Orleans Main Street and opened Sea Howl Bookshop. Inspired by their individual upbringings and shared love of all kinds of books, Sea Howl Bookshop offers a range of genres as well as rare and vintage books and stationary gems. Along with traditional in-store shopping, customers can order online and pick up curbside or have their goodies shipped right to their doorsteps. 46 Main St., Orleans seahowlbookshop.com

Community Discussion

Vineyard Haven Public Library’s Annual Literature Seminar, led by professor Philip Weinstein, will focus on one of the twentieth century’s most influential authors, Toni Morrison. Over four sessions via Zoom, participants will read and discuss four of Morrison’s most beloved works.

Events will be held on: Wednesday, October 14th Wednesday, October 28th Thursday, November 12th Wednesday, December 2nd Visit vhlibrary.org for more information. 200 Main St., Vineyard Haven