Kate Feiffer

Martha's Vineyard

Contributing Editor at The Martha's Vineyard Times

Writer at Freelance

Living on an island, writing books for kids and listening to my dog barking.

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Islanders Write Update

2 weeks ago | mvtimes.com | Kate Feiffer

A few days ago I was listening to Willy Mason’s song “Oxygen,” playing it over and over again, fixating on one line then moving on to contemplate another. I’ve found that music — along with walks on the beach and a good book — is a great retreat from the smash-and-crash headlines of the day. While we don’t have a beach walk planned, we will be talking about both music and politics at this summer’s Islanders Write.
Information about the Islanders Write Pitch Panel

1 month ago | mvtimes.com | Kate Feiffer

This is an opportunity for five writers to pitch their book project and get feedback from four publishing professionals — a publisher/editor, a literary agent, an author, and a publishing executive. It is also a terrific opportunity for audience members to listen to the live pitches and the critiques, and gather information which is often universally applicable.
The Vineyard Novel

1 month ago | mvtimes.com | Kate Feiffer

Both girls had yet to jump off the Jaws bridge, the one famous for being in the movie. As some of you know, it’s a rite of passage for all the island kids and vacationers. Both girls were scared to do it but would keep trying, thinking next time they would actually jump. The defendant made a bet with them that he’d give fifty dollars to whoever did it first. ––Dianne C. Braley, “The Summer Before” Is there such a thing as a “Vineyard novel”?
“The New York Trilogy” adapted by Paul Karasik

1 month ago | mvtimes.com | Kate Feiffer

West Tisbury resident and New Yorker cartoonist Paul Karasik’s new book, a graphic novel adaptation of Paul Auster’s classic “The New York Trilogy” (Penguin Random House), is racking up rave reviews.
Richard Michelson launches new children’s books

2 months ago | mvtimes.com | Kate Feiffer

Children’s book author Richard Michelson has two new picture books that seem meant for these times — either to be read by children or to be banned by the anti-DEI movement. After writing that sentence, I checked in with Michelson, who is a friend, and asked him if he thought it was accurate.
The Martha's Vineyard Times

Mar 17, 2025 | mvtimes.com | Kate Feiffer

Karin Magid, former owner of Red Pony Farm, passed away on Feb. 17, 2025. She was born on August 31, 1943, to Maurice Magid and Erika Stolzberg Magid in White Plains, N.Y. Karin grew up near Scarsdale, studied at Sarah Lawrence College, lived in France, had a film career in England alongside her former husband Michael, and went on to operate an antique business–cum–dressage barn on Martha’s Vineyard.
Photographing American protests

Feb 26, 2025 | mvtimes.com | Kate Feiffer

A recent New York Times headline asked the question “Resistance, Where Art Thou?” Sure, there have been a smattering of demonstrations since Jan. 20, but none have generated the headwinds of the Jan. 21, 2017 Women’s March –– think of all those pink pussy hats –– or the race to the airports to protest President Trump’s Muslim ban a month later, the 2018 student-driven March for Our Lives demonstrations for gun control, and the Black Lives Matter protests after the murder of George Floyd. Since Jan.
Islanders Write: Free writing workshops for students

Feb 26, 2025 | mvtimes.com | Kate Feiffer

Can a Frog Bark? … Let’s Make Stuff Up … Story Ingredients … Journaling … Finding Your Unique Voice … Writing the College Essay … Saudade Creative Writing … These are the seven writing workshops that will be offered to students on Sunday, March 16, as part of the mid-winter Islanders Write at Featherstone Center for the Arts. If you are reading this column, and you happen to be over the age of 20, I hope you will mention these to the people in your life who cannot yet legally purchase alcohol.
What are you working on?

Feb 12, 2025 | mvtimes.com | Kate Feiffer

Whenever I spoke to my father, Jules Feiffer — who passed away on Jan. 17 — he would ask me, “What are you working on?” If I answered, “I’ve been busy putting together the first midwinter Islanders Write, and getting ready to launch an Islanders Write newsletter,” his reply would be, “What are you really working on?”Creative work was the real work for my father. It was the important work. From the age of 5 to 95, he was drawing and he was writing.
All-Island Book Fair

Jan 22, 2025 | mvtimes.com | Kate Feiffer

Mathew Tombers, the manager of Edgartown Books, recently told me that they did a count of books written by Island-connected authors, and there were more than 200 of them.