John Irving’s new doorstop of a novel vividly sums up a lifetime’s worth of themes, from family to sex to identity.

A reading celebrates Anne Porter’s poetry, and a talk hails Mary Rodgers’s bitingly funny memoir.

The best team did not win in a Class A semifinal soccer playoff game contested here with Half Hollow Hills West Monday. East Hampton's 1-0 loss left Don McGovern, his players, and a crowd that had filled the bleachers stunned.

The Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter has asked its members who happen to be veterans to share photos of themselves while on active duty with the Y. The photos will be displayed in the lobby in recognition of Veterans Day, which falls on Friday, Nov. 11, this year.