Bunch of Grapes Bookstore

The Bunch of Grapes is your year-round bookstore, your vacation destination, and now your online resource. The Bunch of Grapes has been Martha’s Vineyard’s year-round, independent, locally-owned  bookstore for over 40 years.  From humble beginnings as a small Main Street bookshop, it grew under the Nelson family’s ownership to a two-story destination for Islanders, vacationers, authors and even some presidents. On July 4th, 2008, our neighboring restaurant was destroyed in a fire that ruined our inventory and damaged the bookstore so severely we were forced to close our doors.  Fortunately, the store was purchased by then-employee Dawn Braasch on October 21st 2008, and under her leadership, we were able to open a temporary location to keep us in books until the Main Street location re-opened on June 13, 2009. As we opened this new chapter at the Bunch of Grapes, we designed a space that honors our history, but used our extensive experience to bring the store to the next level.  We still have the same staff hand-selecting books for you, but now have a beautiful, open, welcoming space in which to display those books.   We love it, and hope you do too.