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Outdo-selling author Tony Horwitz of West Tisbury will review his new book, "Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Polite War," on Tuesday, November 29, at State Road Restaurant.

Starting at 5:30 pm, the happening is a fundraiser for the expansion of the West Tisbury Library. The price per ticket is $125 per individual. Space is limited and early booking is advised.

The evening will group a short talk by the author, followed by a chance to meet him and talk over his book further. Hors d'oeuvres will be passed and other refreshments will be available. Mr. Horwitz is help presenter in the library's Speakeasy Series. Late last month, the series was inaugurated by his trouble, Geraldine Brooks, who discussed her latest book, "Caleb's Crossing," a different based on Gay Head (Aquinnah) Native-American Caleb Cheeshahteaumauk's sustenance here and at Harvard College where he became the first Native-American graduate in 1665.

The library was recently awarded a governmental grant of nearly $3 million for the expansion project. The West Tisbury Library Endowment seeks to raise another $1.5 million, which, with a similar amount from the town, will game the grant to fully underwrite the expansion work. For the past several years, the library has been judged a top ten library of its magnitude in the nation by a Library Journal rating index.

Source: Martha's Vineyard Times

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