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Listen to my conversation with Mindy Todd on The Point, on NPR, recorded on August 7, 2013.
I enjoyed a visit with Renaissance House in Oak Bluffs, a salon for aspiring authors.
Very successful event for Women Empowered on September 29, 2013.
Women of Martha's Vineyard
This publication profiles fifteen prominent women who lived on and loved Martha's Vineyard. Beginning with the eccentric poet Nancy Luce and tracing Vineyard women through the twentieth century, the book is an intriguing compilation of many charismatic and dynamic individuals.
Women of Martha's Vineyard is available, as of April 16, 2013. The cost is $19.99. Order off the home page, or pick it up at local bookstores.
And check out this fine interview in the May 24, 2013 issue of the Vineyard Gazette.
Women of Martha's Vineyard is available, as of April 16, 2013. The cost is $19.99. Order off the home page, or pick it up at local bookstores.
And check out this fine interview in the May 24, 2013 issue of the Vineyard Gazette.
Women of Martha's Vineyard includes biographies of Katharine Cornell, Helen Manning, Dorothy West and Dionis Riggs. Read about Emily Post, Doris Pope Jackson and many more.
Learn about life on the Vineyard through the eyes of these twentieth century women who contributed so much to the community.
We hosted a Book Launch at our Oak Bluffs home, on the deck, on April 28, 2013. Well attended and appreciated!
Marketing tour of the Island on May 1.
Women of Martha's Vineyard is in bookstores NOW!
* We have a Facebook page, tom dresser, writer!
* My talk at the Chilmark Library on June 12 drew 31 people, and sold a bunch of books.
* Attentive audience for my talk at the Aquinnah Public Library. Good to share the book talk across the Island. Drew 9 people; sold 5 books
* Enthusiastic audience at the Edgartown Bookstore, in the rain!
four people : four books sold!
* On to the MV Rotary Club and the Oak Bluffs Senior Center...
Read this review of the book, by Jack Shea of the MV Times; published May 2, 2013.
Strong women, strong lives: 15 women who changed Martha's Vineyard
Learn about life on the Vineyard through the eyes of these twentieth century women who contributed so much to the community.
We hosted a Book Launch at our Oak Bluffs home, on the deck, on April 28, 2013. Well attended and appreciated!
Marketing tour of the Island on May 1.
Women of Martha's Vineyard is in bookstores NOW!
* We have a Facebook page, tom dresser, writer!
* My talk at the Chilmark Library on June 12 drew 31 people, and sold a bunch of books.
* Attentive audience for my talk at the Aquinnah Public Library. Good to share the book talk across the Island. Drew 9 people; sold 5 books
* Enthusiastic audience at the Edgartown Bookstore, in the rain!
four people : four books sold!
* On to the MV Rotary Club and the Oak Bluffs Senior Center...
Read this review of the book, by Jack Shea of the MV Times; published May 2, 2013.
Strong women, strong lives: 15 women who changed Martha's Vineyard
The genesis for this book was suggested by my Marketeer, Dani McGrath of History Press. She thought the topic would resonate with Vineyarders and beyond. It was an intriguing project to pull together, involving a good deal of research and interviews with relatives of the women. Some women, such as Lillian Hellman and Patricia Neal, are nationally known. Others made their mark locally, such as Polly Hill, Dionis Riggs and Helen Lamb. It's a fun book to talk about.
Upcoming Events in 2013:
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Recent events and publications:
May 2 - Review: Strong women, strong lives: 15 women who changed Martha's Vineyard
May 8 - Vineyard Haven Library, 7 pm - 25 people attended
May 11 - Edgartown Books, signing at 11 am; Bunch of Grapes, signing at 4 pm
May 24 - Vineyard Gazette : http://www.mvgazette.com/news/2013/05/22/praise-vineyard-women May 28 - Tisbury Senior Center, 11:15 am - 12 people participated
June 4 - Oak Bluffs Library, at 6:30 pm - 20 people attended
June 12 - Chilmark Library, at 5 pm - 31 people attended
July 2 - Howes House Conversations - 30 people; great questions
July 8 - Sold books at the Tisbury Street Fair, dressed in my tuxedo!
July 25 - Aquinnah Library,- 5 pm - 9 people attended; sold five books!
July 26 - Behind the Bookstore, at Edgartown Books - 5 pm ; four people, four books sold!
July 27 - I will introduce the main speaker at Della Hardman Day, Ocean Park, Oak Bluffs - 4 pm
July 31 - Martha's Vineyard Rotary - about sixty people; good talk, sold four books.
August 2 - Conversations at the Oak Bluffs Senior Center - 10 - 11:30 am; a dozen people, 5 books
August 7 - WCAI with Mindy Todd, 9:30 amAugust 15 - Agricultural Fair, West Tisbury : selling my books from 2 - 6 pm!
August 15 - Agricultural Fair - sold my books, talked up my writing, had a good time!
August 16 - Agricultural Fair : selling my book from 10 - 2 pm!
August 17 - Agricultural Fair : selling my book from 6 pm - closing!
August 18 - Agricultural Fair : selling my book from 11 - 2 pm!
August 28 - Edgartown Library at 6:30 pm - nine people attended; eight books sold!
August 31 - Artisans Fair, West Tisbury : 10 - 1 pm - sold 15 books!September 1 - Artisans Fair, West Tisbury : 2 - 5 pm - sold maybe a dozen books.
September 14 - Tivoli Day with Secret Garden : 10 - 1 pm - did sell a dozen books.September 17 - Renaissance House, Oak Bluffs : 7:30 pm - sold five books.
September 23 - Faithful fan Carolyn Daly stopped by to purchase a number of copies of Women of Martha's Vineyard as presents for Christmas. Now that's planning ahead!
September 29 - Harborview Hotel, Edgartown : 11 - 1, sold 16 books
December 9, 2013 - Book Bunch Group in Farm Neck
May 29, 2014 - Book Club meeting in Edgartown
July 9, 2014 - Book Club meeting in Edgartown
Treat yourself to a copy of Women of Martha's Vineyard at Alley's General Store, Bunch of Grapes, Chilmark General Store, Edgartown Books, Martha's Vineyard Hospital Gift Shop, Martha's Vineyard Museum, Polly Hill Arboretum, Secret Garden, or the Wesleyan Grove Camp Meeting Gift Shop. Or order a book right off this website: tomdresser.com!
Signing books on the porch of Edgartown Books, Saturday, May 11.
Books in the window of Bunch of Grapes. Eye-catching!
Signing books at Bunch of Grapes, Vineyard Haven, also on May 11.
Beth David, Editor of the Fairhaven Neighborhood News, ran a pretty nice piece on her day-trip from New Bedford to the Vineyard, including a tour around the Island and a visit to my book signing at Bunch of Grapes. Read her review of the Vineyard on page 13 of the May 16th issue of the Neighborhood News at NeighbNews@comcast.net.
