Honorable and wonderful

  Morning Glory Farm and the Family that Feeds an Island was given an honorable mention in the home category by the Eric Hoffer Book Award to recognize independent writers, authors, and publishers. The award is named after Hoffer, an American social writer and philosopher who won the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983 and was the author of nine books. The award was the second major one for the book, which last year was named best... Read More

An independent spirit

  Eric Hoffer was an American social writer and philosopher who won the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. He was also a believer in innovation and indendence. “Everywhere we look … we see something new trying to be born,” he wrote. It seems fitting that the book Schooner: Building a Wooden Boat on Martha’s Vineyard, should have been selected to win the 2011 Eric Hoffer Book Award for the art category. The awards are... Read More

A commonwealth win

I’ve been courting the Massachusetts Center for the Book for four years, shot down each year but so sure that one of my books is going to make the list for “must reads” the center picks annually to honor books written by Massachusetts writers or about Massachusetts themes. It’s a big honor. The Massachusetts Center for the Book is the commonwealth affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Though there are lots of awards... Read More